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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | Ben, The Luggage Boy; Or, Among The Wharves |
| Date | c.1879 |
| Record ID | 213775 |
| Collection Name | Theme Based Selections |
| Reference | CL A395 B456 1879 |
| Theme | Professions |
| Library of Congress Subject | Children's stories Child labor Young men Runaway children Paperboys |
| Genre | Fiction |
| Author | Alger, Horatio, Jr (1832-1899) |
| Publisher | Loring, Aaron Kimball (1826-1911) |
| Places | United States; Boston |
| Illustrator | Kinnersley |
| Document Type | Novel |
| Book Type | Juvenile literature--1879 Juvenile novels Publishers' advertisements--New York (State)--New York Publishers' cloth bindings (Binding)--1879 Relief prints |
| Size | [11], 10-290 p., [4] leaves of plates : ill. ; 18 cm |
| Additional Notes | By Horatio Alger, Jr, Author Of "Ragged Dick," "Fame And Fortune," "Mark, The Match Boy," "Rough And Ready," "Campaign Series," "Luck And Pluck Series," Etc |
| Catalog Notes | "In presenting 'Ben, the luggage boy,' to the public, as the fifth of the Ragged Dick series, the author desires to say that it is in all essential points a true history; the particulars of the story having been communicated to him, by Ben himself, nearly two years since."--Preface, p. [9-10], dated at New York, April 5, 1870. Copyright 1870 by A.K. Loring. Publisher's advertisement, p. [3], lists The young miner. According to R.D. Gardner, this title was copyrighted in 1879. Cf. His Alger (1971 ed.), p. 137. Page [10] (first count) numbered viii. In purple cloth. Plates engraved on wood; some signed: Kinnersley. NY. "Ragged Dick series."--series title and numbered list, p. [1]. Publisher's advertisement, p. [1-4]. "Price 1.25 per volume."--publisher's advertisement, p. [1]. |
| Library/Archive | American Antiquarian Society |
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