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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | Evenings At Home |
| Date | c.1828-1831 |
| Record ID | 246076 |
| Collection Name | Theme Based Selections |
| Reference | CL-Pam A292 E93 1828 |
| Theme | Animals and Nature Women in Publishing |
| Library of Congress Subject | Children's stories Botany Birds Home economics Conduct of life Animals Women as authors |
| Genre | Life Skills Texts |
| Author | Aikin, John (1747-1822) Barbauld, Anna Letitia (1743-1825) |
| Publisher | Ash, Thomas T |
| Places | United States; Boston |
| Document Type | Pamphlet |
| Book Type | Juvenile literature--1828 Dialogues Fables--1828 Publishers' advertisements--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia Intaglio prints Printed wrappers (Binding) Presentation inscriptions (Provenance) Prize books (Provenance) |
| Size | [1], 44-67, [1] p., [1] leaf of plates ; 15 cm |
| Additional Notes | By Mrs Barbauld And Dr Aikin ; No 3 ; Containing Pine And Firs The Rookery Dialogue On Things To Be Learned Mouse, Lap Dog And Monkey Animals And Countries |
| Catalog Notes | Includes a fable, a poem, and dialogues. Title and imprint statement from wrapper. Thomas T. Ash is listed at 139 Chestnut St. in Philadelphia city directories between 1828 and 1831. An extant 1832 directory could not be located. In the 1833 directory, Ash is listed at 148 Chestnut St. Last page blank. In printed wrapper. Metal-engravings hand-colored. "Evenings at home, published in thirty numbers, ornamented with coloured engravings."--advertisement, p. [4] of wrapper. "Price 12 1/2 cents."--p. [4] of wrapper. |
| Library/Archive | American Antiquarian Society |
| Copyright and Source Archive | Content compilation (c) 2020, by the American Antiquarian Society. All rights reserved. |
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