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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | Selfish William |
| Date | c.1859 |
| Record ID | 216770 |
| Collection Name | Chapbooks |
| Reference | CL-PamG729C87271859 |
| Theme | Morality, Manners and Consequences Family and Relationships Women in Publishing |
| Library of Congress Subject | Children's poetry Picture books for children Brothers and sisters Self-interest Birds Women as authors Selfishness Birds Robins Dogs Kites |
| Genre | Fiction Poetry and Verse |
| Author | Cousin, Grace |
| Publisher | Merrill, Joshua (1802-1889) |
| Places | Lowell [Mass] |
| Document Type | Chapbook Pamphlet |
| Book Type | Juvenile literature--1859 Poems--1859 Chapbooks--1859 Publishers' advertisements--Massachusetts--Lowell Printed wrappers (Binding) Presentation inscriptions (Provenance) Relief prints |
| Size | [8] p. : ill. ; 12 cm |
| Page Numbers | [8] p. : |
| Catalog Notes | Story and poetry. Title, imprint, and series statement from printed wrapper. Series statement transposed from head of p. [1] of wrapper. According to Lowell city directories, Joshua Merrill was in business with Levi H. Straw as Merrill & Straw until at least 1855. Directories for 1856-1857 were not available. From 1858 to 1866 Merrill published as an individual. A Lowell directory for 1867 was not available, but from 1868 on Merrill was in partnership with his son Bartlett as Merrill and Son. Item in hand bears an inscription dated 1859. Series list, p. [4] of wrapper. Wood-engraved illustration, p. [5], signed "Merrill." |
| 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. |