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- Creator
- By the author of The pastime of learning. : [Five lines of verse]
- Format
- Books
- Language
- English
- Contributors
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- Bowen, Abel, 1790-1850, engraver
- Hall, John H., engraver
- Hartwell, Alonzo, 1805-1873, engraver
- Welsh, Jane Kilby, 1783?- Gold thimble
- Welsh, Jane Kilby, 1783?- Jane Courtney
- Welsh, Jane Kilby, 1783?- Flower girl
- Welsh, Jane Kilby, 1783?- Adventures of a bodkin
- Welsh, Jane Kilby, 1783?- Contrast
- Welsh, Jane Kilby, 1783?- Edwin
- Welsh, Jane Kilby, 1783?- Contentment
- Welsh, Jane Kilby, 1783?- Little wanderers
- Welsh, Jane Kilby, 1783?- My own history
- Cottons & Barnard
- Clapp & Hull
- Publication
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- Boston: : Cottons and Barnard, 184 Washington Street., MDCCCXXXII. [1832]
- Physical Details
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- 1 volume (various pagings), 18 unnumbered leaves of plates : illustrations ; 16 cm
- OCLC
- ocn191250060
- A collection of nine stories, each with separate title page.
- "The author trusts that ... her attempt to impart innocent pleasure, and to instil [sic] correct principles and the love of virtue in the minds of the rising generation, will neither be overlooked nor disregarded."--Preface, p. 6.
- By Jane Kilby Welsh. See title page to her View of the heathen world (Worcester, Mass.: Dorr, Howland and Co., 1834).
- Imprint statement from cover.
- Copyright 1831 by Cottons & Barnard.
- "Clapp & Hull, printers, 184 Washington Street, Boston."--verso of title page.
- Some wood engravings variously signed by John H. Hall, Abel Bowen, and "H." [i.e., Alonzo Hartwell?].
- Error in pagination: p. 49-50 (seventh count) inserted backwards.
- In printed boards with leather spine.
- Errata note--p. [4].
- The gold thimble -- Jane Courtney -- The flower girl -- The adventures of a bodkin -- The contrast -- Edwin -- Contentment -- The little wanderers -- My own history
Subjects
- Children's stories.
- Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction.
- Siblings -- Juvenile fiction.
- Children -- Death -- Religious aspects -- Juvenile fiction.
- School children -- Juvenile fiction.
- Gardening.
- Needlework.
- Children -- Books and reading.
- Seasons -- Juvenile fiction.
- Orphanages -- Juvenile fiction.
- Book industries and trade.
- Temperance -- Juvenile fiction.
- Women authors.