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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | Alone In London |
| Date | c.1869-1894 |
| Record ID | 531704 |
| Collection Name | Theme Based Selections |
| Sub Collection | Important Authors/Titles/Illustrators |
| Reference | CL-Backlog 0454 |
| Theme | Religion Poverty, Debt and Welfare Family and Relationships Women in Publishing |
| Library of Congress Subject | Children's stories Sunday school literature City and town life Homeless children Poor Charity Orphans Grandfathers Hospitals Children Women as authors |
| Genre | Fiction |
| Description | Hesba Stretton is the pseudonym of Sarah Smith.;"Reprinted from the London edition, after revision by the Committee of Publication."--verso of title page.;The American Sunday-School Union was located at 1122 Chestnut St., Philadelphia between 1857 and 1907, and was first located at 8 & 10 Bible House, New York in 1870. Alone in London was listed as newly published by the ASSU in the National Baptist (Dec. 1, 1870), p. 8. Typeface, binding and illustration indicate a publication date of ca. 1870.;Last page blank.;"Grand choice library"--series title, spine. |
| Author | Stretton, Hesba (1832-1911) |
| Publisher | American Sunday-School Union |
| Imprint | Philadelphia: : American Sunday-School Union, no. 1122 Chestnut Street New York: Nos. 8 & 10 Bible House, Astor Place, [1870?] |
| Places | Philadelphia |
| Document Type | Printed Book |
| Book Type | Publishers' cloth bindings (Binding)--1870 Grained cloth (Binding)--1870 Blind stamped cloth (Binding) Gold stamped cloth (Binding) Relief prints Ink stamps (Provenance) Library copies (Provenance) |
| Size | [3], 6-193, [1] p., [6] leaves of plates : ill. ; 17 cm |
| Page Numbers | [3], 6-193, [1] p., [6] leaves of plates : ill. ; 17 cm |
| Additional Notes | Philadelphia: : American Sunday-School Union, no. 1122 Chestnut Street New York: Nos. 8 & 10 Bible House, Astor Place, [1870?] |
| Catalog Notes | Hesba Stretton is the pseudonym of Sarah Smith. "Reprinted from the London edition, after revision by the Committee of Publication."--verso of title page. The American Sunday-School Union was located at 1122 Chestnut St., Philadelphia between 1857 and 1907, and was first located at 8 & 10 Bible House, New York in 1870. Alone in London was listed as newly published by the ASSU in the National Baptist (Dec. 1, 1870), p. 8. Typeface, binding and illustration indicate a publication date of ca. 1870. Last page blank. "Grand choice library"--series title, spine. |
| American Antiquarian Society Copy Notes | American Antiquarian Society copy has ink stamp of the Central Presbyterian Mission School, Hamburg & Ridgley Sts. |
| 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. |