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The first book of the American chronicles of the times. Chap. I.
Van Pelt - Microtext Microfiche 821 no. 42600
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Van Pelt - Microtext Microfiche 821 no. 42595
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- Format:
- Microformat
- Author/Creator:
- Leacock, John, 1729-1802.
- Series:
- Early American imprints. First series ; no. 42595.
- Early American imprints. First series ; no. 42600.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Bible. Old Testament--Parodies, imitations, etc.
- Bible.
- Bible. Old Testament.
- United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Anecdotes.
- United States.
- History.
- Genre:
- Anecdotes.
- Satires.
- Parodies, imitations, etc.
- Parodies (Literature)
- Physical Description:
- 10 pages ; 19 cm (12mo)
- 4x6 in.
- monochrome
- service copy
- negative
- Other Title:
- American chronicles of the times.
- Place of Publication:
- [Newport, R.I.] : [Printed by Solomon Southwick], [1774]
- Notes:
- The events preceding the American Revolution, related in mock-Biblical style.
- Caption title.
- By John Leacock. Leacock's play, "The fall of British tyranny," was advertised in the Constitutional gazette, July 3, 1776, as "by the author of the American chronicles of the times." Cf. Carla Mulford's Introduction to "John Leacock's The first book of the American chronicles of the times, 1774-1775" (Newark : University of Delaware Press, 1987).
- "... said to be wrote by that great patriot ... S----l A---s [i.e., Samuel Adams], Esquire, a member for this province in the Grand American Continental Congress."--from an advertisement for the work in: The Wonder of wonders ... 2nd. ed., Salem, Mass. : E. Russell, 1775. A portrait of Adams appears on the title page of Russell's edition of the work (Salem, 1774).
- Ascribed to the press of Solomon Southwick on the basis of the tailpiece (Reilly 159). Cf. Alden.
- Microfiche. [New York : Readex Microprint, 1985] 11 x 15 cm. (Early American imprints. First series ; no. 42595).
- Microfiche. [New York : Readex Microprint, 1985] 11 x 15 cm. (Early American imprints. First series ; no. 42600).
- Cited in:
- Bristol B3737
- Bristol B3738
- Shipton & Mooney 42595
- Shipton & Mooney 42600
- Alden, J.E. Rhode Island, 535
- OCLC:
- 80916695
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