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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | Guess Again or Easy Enigmas & Puzzles, For Little Folks |
| Date | 1823-1825 |
| Record ID | 254098 |
| Collection Name | Theme based Selections |
| Reference | Reserve 1823 17 |
| Theme | Leisure and Play |
| Library of Congress Subject | Poetry Riddles |
| Genre | Poetry and Verse |
| Publisher | Morgan & Yeager |
| Places | Philadelphia |
| Illustrator | Charles, William (1776-1820) |
| Document Type | Pamphlet |
| Book Type | Intaglio prints Stained edges (Binding) Printed wrappers (Binding) Pictorial bindings (Binding) Juvenile literature--1823 Poems--1823 Riddles |
| Size | 34, [2] p., [2] leaves of plates : ill. ; 14 cm |
| Page Numbers | 34, [2] p., [2] leaves of plates : ill. 14 cm |
| Catalog Notes | In verse. Caption title: Easy enigmas, &c. Metal engraving on title plate has caption: Enigma 6. Metal-engraved title page and frontispiece are probably by William Charles. Cf. Weiss, Harry B. William Charles, early caricaturist, engraver and publisher of children's books, New York, 1932, p. 8. Illustrations hand-colored. William Charles died on Aug. 29, 1820, and the business continued by his wife, Mary Charles, until her death on Jan. 25, 1823. 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. Morgan & Yeager published in Philadelphia from 1823 to 1825. "Rebusses, charades & anagrams."--p. 30-34. "Solutions to the enigmas."--p. [35]. "Solutions to the rebusses, charades, &c. &c."--p. [36]. |
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