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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | Errors of Youth: Illustrated With Elegant Engravings |
| Date | 1825-1834 |
| Record ID | 397288 |
| Collection Name | Theme based Selections |
| Reference | Reserve 1823 10 |
| Theme | Leisure and Play Gender and Sex Morality, Manners and Consequences |
| Library of Congress Subject | Children's stories Picture books Children's accidents Play Practical jokes |
| Genre | Fiction |
| Publisher | Morgan & Yeager |
| Places | Philadelphia |
| Illustrator | Charles, William (1776-1820) |
| Document Type | Pamphlet |
| Book Type | Juvenile literature--1825 Cautionary tales Publishers' advertisements--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia Printed wrappers (Binding) Intaglio prints Hand-colored illustrations. |
| Size | [8] leaves : col. ill. ; 14 cm |
| Page Numbers | [8] leaves : col. ill. 14 cm |
| Catalog Notes | Cover title. Text and illustrations are metal-engraved throughout, presumably by William Charles. Cf. Weiss, Harry B. William Charles, early caricaturist, engraver and publisher of children's books, 1932, p. 8. The engravings are hand-colored. Morgan & Yeager (likely the predecessor of Morgan & Sons) published in Philadelphia from 1823 to 1825. An advertisement published in Poulson's American Daily Advertiser (Philadelphia, Pa.), Dec. 18, 1823, p. 3 announced that Morgan & Yeager was selling children's books from the stock of William Charles' widow Mary, and of the firm's intent to publish children's books. According to bibliographer A.S.W. Rosenbach, Morgan & Sons published in Philadelphia during the 1820s through 1834. Neither Morgan & Yeager nor Morgan & Sons are listed in extant Philadelphia directories. "Morgan & Sons, have recently published ..."--p. [4] of wrapper. |
| Library/Archive | American Antiquarian Society |
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