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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | The Hunting Adventures and Exploits of Peter Piper in Bengal |
| Date | 1856 |
| Record ID | 217511 |
| Collection Name | Theme based Selections |
| Reference | CL-Pam H948 A2448 1856a |
| Theme | Animals and Nature Nationality and Place Professions Race, Ethnicity and Racism |
| Library of Congress Subject | Children's stories Picture books Hunting--Juvenile literature Wit and humor Juvenile Publishers' advertisements--New York New York (N.Y.) Printed wrappers Illegible markings |
| Genre | Fiction |
| Author | Garrett & Co. |
| Publisher | Day, Benjamin Henry |
| Places | New York (State) |
| Document Type | Pamphlet |
| Book Type | Juvenile literature--1856 Publishers' advertisements--New York (State)--New York Advertisements--Periodicals Books printed as advertisements Printed wrappers (Binding) Relief prints Illegible markings (Provenance) |
| Size | 32 p. : ill. ; 17 cm |
| Page Numbers | 32 |
| Catalog Notes | Comic pictures with captions. The bottom half of each page consists of advertisements for books and pictures sold at the Brother Jonathan office. Wrapper title and imprint statement vary in wording: Peter Piper in Bengal. Brother Jonathan Cheap Book Establishment, 48 Beekman-St., New York. ... New York: published at the Brother Jonathan Office. Price three cents--two dollars per hundred. "The first cheap book ever issued in the United States was published at the office of the Brother Jonathan, in 1842."--publisher's advertisement, p. [1] of printed wrapper. "The Brother Jonathan Office has been famous during the last fifteen years for its cheap books and newspapers."--p. [1]. Includes advertisement (p. 16) for Garrett & Co., 18 Ann St., N.Y. Garrett & Co. was succeeded by Garrett, Dick & Fitzgerald in 1856. Benjamin H. Day published at 48 Beekman St., N.Y., from 1851 to at least 1876. |
| American Antiquarian Society Copy Notes | American Antiquarian Society copy A sewn through the gathering. Some wood-engraved illustrations hand-colored. Inscribed: Wolcott C. Hamblin East [--]. |
| 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. |