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Tales from Shakspeare : designed for the use of young persons. / By Charles Lamb. ; In two volumes. Vol. I[-II].
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Lamb, Charles, 1775-1834
- Series:
- Early American imprints. Second series ; no. 28900.
- Standardized Title:
- Tales from Shakespeare
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616--Adaptations.
- Shakespeare, William.
- Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616.
- Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616--Portraits.
- Children's stories.
- Genre:
- Adaptations.
- Portraits.
- Juvenile literature -- 1813.
- Gift books -- 1813.
- Fiction.
- Physical Description:
- 2 volumes : portrait ; 18 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Philadelphia: : Published by Bradford and Inskeep ; Newyork : Inskeep and Bradford; and Inskeep and Bradford, New York. J. Maxwell, printer., 1813.
- System Details:
- Mode of access: World Wide Web.
- text file
- Notes:
- "It has been the general sentiment that the style in which these Tales are written, is not so precisely adapted for the amusement of children of mere children, as for an acceptable and improving present to young ladies advancing to the state of womanhood. They therefore now offer to the public an edition prepared with suitable elegance. ..."--Advertisement, v. 1, p. [5].
- By Charles and Mary Lamb.
- Vol. 1: 283, [1] p., [1] leaf of plates. Last page blank.
- Metal-engraved portrait of "Shakespear", frontispiece, v. 1, signed: Zoust pinxit. Edwin sc.
- 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. 28900).
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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