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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | The Bobbin Boy; or, How Nat Got His Learning: An Example For Youth |
| Date | 1864 |
| Record ID | 221620 |
| Collection Name | Theme Based Selections |
| Reference | CL T3738 B663 1864 |
| Theme | Nationality and Place Crime and Punishment Leisure and Play Education and Didactic Texts Temperance and Addiction |
| Library of Congress Subject | Banks Nathaniel Prentiss. 1816-1894 Children's stories Conduct of life--Juvenile literature School children--Juvenile literature Courts--Juvenile literature Sports--Juvenile literature Child labor--Juvenile literature Factories Theater Temperance--Juvenile literature Boston (Mass.)--Juvenile literature Biographies |
| Genre | Fiction Biographies |
| Author | Thayer, William M (1820-1898) |
| Publisher | JE Tilton and Company |
| Places | Boston |
| Document Type | Novel |
| Book Type | Relief prints Publishers' cloth bindings (Binding)--1864 Juvenile literature--1864 Biographies |
| Size | xv, [1], 310 p., [5] leaves of plates : ill. ; 18 cm |
| Additional Notes | Andrew, John (1815-1870), engraver; Filmer, John, engraver. |
| Catalog Notes | "The design of this volume is to show the young how 'odd moments' and small opportunities may be used in the acquisition of knowledge. The hero of the tale--Nat--is a living character, whose actual boyhood and youth are here delineated--an unusual example of energy, industry, perseverance, application, and enthusiasm in prosecuting a life purpose."--Preface, p. iii. Story of the boyhood of statesman Nathaniel Prentiss Banks. By William Makepeace Thayer. Copyright 1860 by J.E. Tilton and Company. In purple cloth. Plates engraved on wood by John Andrew and John Filmer. |
| American Antiquarian Society Copy Notes | American Antiquarian Society copy inscribed: Frank C. Green, Jan. 20th, 1866. |
| 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. |