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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | Gems For Girls And Boys |
| Date | c.1843-1854 |
| Record ID | 216516 |
| Collection Name | Chapbooks |
| Reference | CL-PamG3235F6921843b |
| Theme | Animals and Nature Education and Didactic Texts Leisure and Play |
| Library of Congress Subject | Children's poetry Birds Riddles Cows School attendance Flowers Robins Fishing Toads |
| Genre | Poetry and Verse |
| Publisher | Merrill, Rufus (1803-1891) |
| Places | Concord, NH |
| Document Type | Chapbook Pamphlet |
| Book Type | Juvenile literature--1843 Poems--1843 Publishers' advertisements--New Hampshire--Concord Chapbooks--1843 Printed wrappers (Binding) Relief prints |
| Size | 14, [2] p. : ill. ; 10 cm |
| Page Numbers | 14, [2] p. : |
| Catalog Notes | Poems. Title and imprint statement transcribed from p. [1] of printed wrapper. "Part IV. Gems for girls and boys."--p. [1]. Variant issues noted; this issue has the poem, "The robin" on p. [15-16]. Another issue has the poem, "Country song" on p. 15-16. According to extant Concord, N.H. directories, Rufus Merrill published as an individual in Concord between 1844 and 1854. In 1854, Merrill formed a partnership with J.A. Merriam. Records describing Rufus Merrill issues bearing imprint dates from 1843 through 1854 have been located in RLIN. Wood engraving on p. [1] of wrapper signed: Eastman del. Bogert sc. Publisher's advertisement, 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. |
| Catalog Record Note | Catalog Records (c) 2020, by the American Antiquarian Society. All rights reserved. |