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Life and sayings of Mrs. Partington, and others of the family / Edited by B. P. Shillaber.
Kislak Center for Special Collections - Rare Book Collection PS2817 .A4 1854
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Shillaber, B. P. (Benjamin Penhallow), 1814-1890
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- American wit and humor--Specimens.
- American wit and humor.
- Genre:
- Specimens.
- Fiction.
- Penn Provenance:
- Hess, Frances C., Mrs. (donor) (RBC PS2817 .A4 1854)
- Physical Description:
- 384 pages, 8 unnumbered leaves of plates : illustrations ; 20 cm
- Place of Publication:
- New York : J.C. Derby ; Boston : Phillips, Sampson and Company ; Cincinnati : H.W. Derby, 1854.
- Notes:
- "Stereotyped by Hobart & Robbins, New England Type and Stereotype Foundery, Boston. Printed by John A. Gray, 95 & 97 Cliff St."--T.p. verso.
- Ruth Partington was the prototype for Mark Twain's Aunt Polly and Ike for Tom Sawyer.
- The frontispiece was used as the last illustration of Mark Twain's Tom Sawyer.
- Two illustrations by Nathan Brown and engraved by Baker Andrew and W. Wurzbach; five illustrations by Frederick M. Coffin and engraved by N. Orr; the frontispiece by Josiah Wolcott.
- Local Notes:
- RBC 818 Sh64La has ALS inserted.
- Cited in:
- Wright, L.H. Amer. fiction, 1851-1875, 2208.
- OCLC:
- 274883
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