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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | A Little Present |
| Date | c.1833-1839 |
| Record ID | 372876 |
| Collection Name | Chapbooks |
| Reference | CL-PamL778P93351833 |
| Theme | Animals and Nature Temperance and Addiction |
| Library of Congress Subject | Animals Groceries |
| Genre | Poetry and Verse |
| Document Type | Chapbook Pamphlet |
| Book Type | Juvenile literature--1833 Chapbooks--1833 Booksellers' advertisements--New York (State)--New York Miniature books (Printing) |
| Size | 8 p. : ill. ; 85 mm |
| Page Numbers | 8 p. : |
| Catalog Notes | "The woodcuts are of animals and are accompanied by lines of descriptive verse, beneath which, in the bottom margins, are alphabets and numerals. On the last page are two woodcuts, representing a canister of China tea, and a cask of flour."--Rosenbach, A.S.W. Early Amer. children's books (1966), p. 264 (entry 740 describes a similar Mahlon Day issue of A little present published from 376 Pearl St. (ca. 1825-1833)). Mahlon Day & Co. was located at 374 Pearl St., New York, between 1839 and 1845. "Juvenile books, for sale by M. Day ..."--advertisement, back cover. |
| Library/Archive | American Antiquarian Society |
| Copyright and Source Archive | Content compilation (c) 2020, by the American Antiquarian Society. All rights reserved. |
| Catalog Record Note | Catalog Records (c) 2020, by the American Antiquarian Society. All rights reserved. |