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The book of days : a miscellany of popular antiquities in connection with the calendar : including anecdote, biography & history, curiosities of literature, and oddities of human life and character / edited by R. Chambers ; in two vols.
Kislak Center for Special Collections - Books-in-Parts Collection DA110 .C5 1864 pt.1-26
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- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Days.
- Holidays.
- Fasts and feasts.
- Great Britain--Antiquities.
- Great Britain.
- Antiquities.
- Anecdotes--Great Britain.
- Anecdotes.
- Genre:
- Advertisements -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia -- 19th century.
- Penn Provenance:
- Zinman, Michael (donor)
- Physical Description:
- 2 volumes in 26 parts : illustrations, music ; 26 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Edinburgh : W. & R. Chambers ; Philadelphia : J.B. Lippincott & Co., 1863-1864.
- Notes:
- T.p. for v. 1 issued in pt. 13; t.p. for v. 2 issued in pt. 26.
- Parts issued in illustrated paper wrappers printed with publisher's advertisements.
- Errata on last page of pt. 26.
- Includes index.
- Local Notes:
- Presented to the Penn Libraries by Michael Zinman.
- Penn Libraries copy housed in 2 boxes.
- Penn Libraries copy has ms. note in pencil on front wrapper of pt. 1, ms. inscription ("Jessup") in pencil on back wrapper of pt.9 and ms. inscription ("Mr. Jesup $1.60") in pencil on front wrapper of pt. 19.
- OCLC:
- 4634027
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