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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | The Girl's Scrap Book |
| Date | c.1839-1842 |
| Record ID | 231221 |
| Collection Name | Chapbooks |
| Reference | CLG5255S4331839 |
| Theme | Animals and Nature Religion Family and Relationships |
| Library of Congress Subject | Children's songs Children's poetry Conduct of life Animals School attendance Children Alphabet Creation Insects Birds Sisters |
| Genre | Poetry and Verse Fiction |
| Publisher | Dorr, Howland & Co |
| Places | Worcester [Mass] |
| Document Type | Chapbook Anthology |
| Book Type | Juvenile literature--1839 Books for girls Poems--1839 Prayers Primers (Instructional books)--1839 Songs Publishers' advertisements--Massachusetts--Worcester Chapbooks--1839 Half-cloth bindings (Binding)--1839 Printed boards (Binding) Relief prints Prize books (Provenance) |
| Size | 24, 24, 24 p. : ill. ; 14 cm |
| Page Numbers | 24, 24, 24 p. : |
| Catalog Notes | A collection of three titles, each 24 p., and issued with separate title page bearing the imprint statement, "Worcester: Dorr, Howland & Co. Spooner & Howland, printers." Prose and poetry. Includes prayers. Title and imprint statement transcribed from upper cover. Dorr, Howland & Co. published in Worcester between 1831 and 1842. (Cf. Charles Nutt, Hist. of Worcester and its people, 1919, v. 2, p. 1099.) According to extant Worcester directories, Spooner & Howland printed in Worcester between at least 1839 and 1867. In printed boards with cloth spine. "My little song book. With many pictures."--24 p. (first count). Without music. Caption title: Song book. "Mamma's lessons. With many engravings."--24 p. (second count). "My little primer. With many engravings."--24 p. (third count). Publisher's advertisement, lower cover. |
| 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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