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Number I. This day, (October 1), is published, Number I. of Comic tales : to be completed in twelve numbers, and published monthly, or oftener. : Contents of Number 1. Hobby Horseical dedication ... : Conditions on which this work is published. The price to subscribers to be eighteen and three quarter cents the number, to be paid on delivery. Subscribers desirous of having the numbers reserved till the whole are finished, to pay one half in advance. To non-subscribers the price will be enhanced.
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Early American imprints. Second series ; no. 14746.
- Standardized Title:
- Comic tales.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Wit and humor.
- Publishers and publishing--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia.
- Publishers and publishing.
- Pennsylvania--Philadelphia.
- Genre:
- Prospectuses.
- Booksellers' advertisements -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.
- Physical Description:
- 72 pages ; 21 cm
- Other Title:
- Title pages, with tables of contents for this work, to bind in two volumes, will be given with the last number.
- Place of Publication:
- Philadelphia: : Printed and sold by James Humphreys, Change Walk. Where subscriptions are received., 1808.
- System Details:
- Mode of access: World Wide Web.
- text file
- Notes:
- Cover title. At head: Title pages, with tables of contents for this work, to bind in two volumes, will be given with the last number.
- Apparently an insufficient number of supscriptions were received to encourage publication of the remaining eleven numbers. The tales are not the same as those contained in: Comic tales, selected from the best English authors, with translations from the most eminent classic writers in other languages, vol. I. Philadelphia: Printed and sold by James Humphreys, 1809 (Shaw & Shoemaker 17260).
- "The following new publications, with many others, may be had at the bookstore of James Humphreys ..."--p. [2] of cover.
- "For sale, by James Humphreys ..."--p. [3-4] of cover.
- Electronic text and image data. [Chester, Vt. : Readex, a division of Newsbank, Inc., 2004-2007] Includes files in TIFF, GIF and PDF formats with inclusion of keyword searchable text. (Early American imprints. Second series ; no. 14746).
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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