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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | The History and Adventures of Valentine & Orson: Illustrated With Twelve Copperplate Engravings: [Six Lines of Verse] |
| Date | 1823-1825 |
| Record ID | 269475 |
| Collection Name | Theme based Selections |
| Reference | Reserve 1823 07 |
| Theme | Animals and Nature Family and Relationships War and Revolution |
| Library of Congress Subject | Poetry Picture books Brothers Kings and rulers |
| Genre | Fantasy and Fairy Tales |
| Publisher | Morgan & Yeager |
| Places | Philadelphia |
| Illustrator | Charles, William (1776-1820) |
| Document Type | Pamphlet |
| Book Type | Intaglio prints Hand colored illustrations Printed wrappers (Binding) Stained edges (Binding) Publishers' advertisements--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia Juvenile literature--1823 Poems--1823 Fairy tales--1823 Blind stamps (Provenance) Bookplates (Provenance) Library copies (Provenance) |
| Size | [12] leaves : col. ill. ; 14 cm |
| Page Numbers | [12] leaves : col. ill. 14 cm |
| Catalog Notes | In verse. Cover title. Caption title: The history & adventures of the renowned princes Valentine & Orson. Metal-engraved throughout. Illustrations hand-colored. Reprint of the edition designed by William Charles. William Charles died on Aug. 29, 1820, and the business continued by his wife, Mary Charles, until her death on Jan. 25, 1823. An advertisement published in Poulson's American Daily Advertiser (Philadelphia, Pa.), Dec. 18, 1823, p. 3, announced that Morgan & Yeager was selling children's books from the stock of William Charles' widow Mary, and of the firm's intent to publish children's books. Morgan & Yeager published in Philadelphia from 1823 to 1825. "Of Morgan & Yeager, may be had the following juvenile books, embellished with neat coloured engravings--price coloured 18 cents, plain 12 cents."--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. |
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