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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | The Little Poulterer: Designed for the Instruction of Children / By A Lady ; Embellished With Neat Copperplate Engravings |
| Date | 1823-1825 |
| Record ID | 531339 |
| Collection Name | Theme based Selections |
| Reference | Reserve 1823 18 |
| Theme | Animals and Nature Family and Relationships Women in Publishing |
| Library of Congress Subject | Children's stories Picture books Mothers and daughters Poultry Birds Women as authors |
| Genre | Fiction |
| Publisher | Morgan & Yeager |
| Places | Philadelphia |
| Illustrator | Charles, William (1776-1820) |
| Document Type | Pamphlet |
| Book Type | Intaglio prints Printed wrappers (Binding) Stained edges (Binding) Hand colored illustrations Juvenile literature--1823 Publishers' advertisements--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia |
| Size | [16] p., [6] leaves of plates : col. ill. ; 14 cm |
| Page Numbers | [16] p., [6] leaves of plates : col. ill. 14 cm |
| Catalog Notes | Cover title varies: The little poultrer [sic.]. Designed for the instruction of children with plates. Philadelphia published and sold wholesale & retail by Morgan & Yeager. no. 114 Chesnut Street. Metal-engraved cover and illustrations probably by William Charles. Cf. Weiss, Harry B. William Charles, early caricaturist, engraver and publisher of children's books, New York, 1932, p. 9. Metal engravings hand-colored. 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. "Juvenile books. Just published at Morgan & Yeager's book store ..."--advertisement, p. [4] of wrapper. |
| Library/Archive | American Antiquarian Society |
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