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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | Merry and Wise: Being the Histories of James Hardy; or Content Is Better Than Riches! And Harry Woodley; or, The Fruits of Industry And Integrity; With Colored Engravings |
| Date | 1849 |
| Record ID | 215835 |
| Collection Name | Theme Based Selections |
| Reference | CL D9495 M5731 1849 |
| Theme | Morality, Manners and Consequences Animals and Nature Family and Relationships Women in Publishing |
| Library of Congress Subject | Children's stories Conduct of life--Juvenile literature Procrastination--Juvenile literature Natural history Child labor--Juvenile literature Cousins--Juvenile literature Uncles--Juvenile literature Women as authors |
| Genre | Fiction |
| Author | Durang, Mary |
| Publisher | Smith, Samuel E (Publisher) Turner & Fisher |
| Document Type | Novel |
| Book Type | Juvenile literature--1849 Publishers' cloth bindings (Binding)--1849 Grained cloth (Binding)--1849 Blind stamped cloth (Binding) Gold stamped cloth (Binding) Relief prints Hand-colored illustrations Annotations (Provenance) Bookplates (Provenance) Ink stamps (Provenance) Illegible markings (Provenance) |
| Size | [2], 5-64, 5-64 p. : col ill. ; 15 cm |
| Catalog Notes | Series statement at head of title. Caption and running title: James Hardy. Pennsylvania copyright 1847 by Turner & Fisher. Pagination includes eleven wood-engraved plates. Page 34 (second count) misnumbered 3. In green grained cloth with decorative frame and vignette stamped in blind on covers. Title and pictorial design stamped in gilt on spine. Wood-engraved plates are hand-colored. "The history of Harry Woodley."--p. 5-64, 2nd count. Running title: Harry Woodley. |
| American Antiquarian Society Copy Notes | American Antiquarian Society copy the gift of Ruth E. Adomeit, 1996; bears her bookplate. Apparently lacks two plates (as issued?). Bears illegible ink stamp. Inscribed: Dear Sir, I expect a few friends about [blank] in all on Monday evening next to meet Mrs. Coulter and will be happy to have you join them. Do not come later than 8 as it is. |
| 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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