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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | The Happy African |
| Date | c.1829-1832 |
| Record ID | 263863 |
| Collection Name | Chapbooks |
| Reference | CL-PamA5125H11111829 |
| Theme | Race, Ethnicity and Racism Religion Slavery |
| Library of Congress Subject | Sunday school literature African Americans Women as illustrators |
| Genre | Fiction |
| Author | Serle, Ambrose |
| Document Type | Chapbook Pamphlet |
| Book Type | Juvenile literature--1829 Chapbooks--1829 Hymns |
| Size | 16 p. : ill. ; 10 cm |
| Page Numbers | 16 p. : |
| Catalog Notes | At head of title: No. 18. Running title of The happy African: The happy Negro. Running title of The grateful servant: The grateful Negro. The Happy Negro is attributed to Ambrose Serle in NUC pre-1956 imprints. The American Tract Society was located at 144 Nassau St., New York, from 1827 to 1832. Series 2 is first mentioned in American Tract Society annual reports published in 1829. Pages 4-16 also numbered 20-32. In printed wrapper. Wood-engraving, p. 5, signed: Mary Byfield. "Series II. No. XVIII."--foot of cover title. "Hymn."--p. 12-13. "Grateful servant."--p. [14]-16. Publisher's catalogue, p. [4] of wrapper. |
| 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. |