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A child's history of the United States / by John Gilmary Shea.
Kislak Center for Special Collections - Books-in-Parts Collection E178.3 .S5 1872 pt.17/18
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Shea, John Gilmary, 1824-1892.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- United States--History--Juvenile literature.
- United States.
- History.
- United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Juvenile literature.
- United States--Biography--Juvenile literature.
- Indians of North America--Juvenile literature.
- Indians of North America.
- United States--Biography--Portraits.
- United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Portraits.
- Genre:
- Biographies.
- Portraits.
- Advertisements -- New York (State) -- 19th century.
- Penn Provenance:
- Zinman, Michael (donor)
- Physical Description:
- 3 volumes in 48 parts : illustrations, portraits ; 28 cm
- Other Title:
- Wrapper title: Children's centennial history of our great republic
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Hess & McDavitt, [1872]
- Notes:
- Title pages to v. 2-3 issued in pt. 47/48.
- "Entered ... in the year 1872 by McMenamy, Hess Co."--T.p. verso.
- Publisher's name varies: "McMenamy, Hess & Co."; "Mac Davitt."
- Parts issued in illustrated beige paper wrappers printed with publisher's prospectus. Parts 1-8 issued in single numbers; the remainder in double numbers.
- Local Notes:
- Presented to the Penn Libraries by Michael Zinman.
- Penn Libraries copy imperfect: RBC has pt. 17/18 only; title leaf wanting.
- OCLC:
- 62248906
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