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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | The Colonists: With Some Account Of Alexander Selkirk |
| Date | c.[1843] |
| Record ID | 215424 |
| Collection Name | Theme Based Selections |
| Reference | CL C719 W822 1843 |
| Theme | Animals and Nature Women in Publishing Professions |
| Library of Congress Subject | Selkirk, Alexander, 1676-1721 Children's stories Poetry Children--Conduct of life Occupations Natural history Animal welfare Women as authors |
| Genre | History Narratives |
| Author | Aikin, John (1747-1822) |
| Publisher | Turner, Elisha (1801 or 1802-1843) Kneeland, Joseph Champion (1816-1895) |
| Places | United States; Northampton, MA |
| Illustrator | Anderson, Alexander (1775-1870), engraver |
| Document Type | Novel |
| Book Type | Relief prints Books for boys Half-cloth bindings (Binding)--1843 Printed boards (Binding) Juvenile literature--1843 Poems--1843 Anthologies Dialogues Presentation inscriptions (Provenance) |
| Size | 24, 24, 24, 24, 24 p. : ill. ; 16 cm |
| Catalog Notes | Stories and poetry. Several parts with separate title pages in one volume as issued by publisher. "The colonists," a dialogue, is taken from John Aikin's Evenings at home. Cover title varies: Boy's cabinet. The American Antiquarian Society has an Elisha Turner imprint with an issue date of 1828. Elisha Turner died May 13, 1843 at age 41. See Hampshire gazette, May 16, 1843. In printed boards with cloth spine. Illustrations variously signed "A" (i.e., Alexander Anderson), "E," and "M." "History of Alexander Selkirk."--p. [12]-24, first count. "Picture gallery. The snow-dog of the Alps [vignette caption]. Northampton: published by E. Turner."--24 p., with separate title page. "Trifles for children. Northampton: published by E. Turner."--24 p., with separate title page. "The medley. Prose and poetry for little children. Northampton: published by E. Turner. J.C. Kneeland, printer."--24 p., with separate title page. "Ditties for children. By a lady of Boston. Northampton: published by E. Turner."--24 p., with separate title page. By Nancy Sproat. |
| 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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