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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | My Pony: a Poem: Illustrated With Coloured Plates |
| Date | 1823-1825 |
| Record ID | 528100 |
| Collection Name | Theme based Selections |
| Reference | Reserve 1823 04 |
| Theme | Animals and Nature Morality, Manners and Consequences |
| Library of Congress Subject | Poetry Picture books Horses Boys Animal welfare |
| Genre | Poetry and Verse |
| Author | Baker, J |
| Publisher | Morgan & Yeager |
| Places | Philadelphia |
| Illustrator | Charles, William (1776-1820) |
| Document Type | Pamphlet |
| Book Type | Intaglio prints Hand colored illustrations Printed wrappers (Binding) Pictorial bindings (Binding) Poems--1823 Publishers' advertisements--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia |
| Size | [6] leaves : col. ill. ; 14 cm |
| Page Numbers | [6] leaves : col. ill. 14 cm |
| Catalog Notes | Cover title. An English edition published in 1812 states that the work was "composed by J. Baker, Esq." Cf. d'AlteÌ A. Welch, Bibliography of American children's books printed prior to 1821, entry 919. Wrapper, text and illustrations are metal-engraved, presumably by William Charles. Cf. Weiss, Harry B. William Charles, early caricaturist, engraver and publisher of children's books, New York, 1932, p. 9. 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. "Children's toy books. Embellished with neat coloured plates. Price 12 1/2 cents plain 18 cents coloured. ..."--advertisement, p. [4] of wrapper. |
| Library/Archive | American Antiquarian Society |
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