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The Life and beauties of Fanny Fern.
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- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Fern, Fanny, 1811-1872.
- Fern, Fanny.
- Genre:
- Publishers' advertisements -- New York (State) -- New York -- 19th century.
- Penn Provenance:
- Reim, George de Venneville (bookplate) (RBC copy 1)
- Burr, Charles W. (Charles Walts), 1861- (donor) (RBC copy 2)
- Physical Description:
- x pages, 11 unnumbered pages-330 pages ; 19 cm
- Manufacture:
- [New York].
- Place of Publication:
- New York : H. Long and brother ..., 1855. Taws, Russell & Co., printers)
- Notes:
- An unfriendly sketch, apparently occasioned by Fanny Fern's "Ruth Hall"; with selections from Fern's writings.
- Sometimes attributed to William F. Moulton, publisher of the Boston newspaper True flag.
- Motto on title page recto or verso varies within printings of the same year.
- Publisher's advertising on p. [331]-[336]; advertisements vary with printings.
- Local Notes:
- RBC copies 1 & 2 have motto "Nothing extenuate, nor set down aught in malice" on title page recto; RBC copy 2 has motto "Speak of me as I am; nothing extenuate, nor set down aught in malice" on title page verso.
- OCLC:
- 809116
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