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The Casket.
Kislak Center for Special Collections - Rare Book Collection AP8 C2697 826c v.1, v. 3-5, v. 7-8, v. 13 v. 2, v. 4:c. 2, v.9 v. 10-12
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- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- American literature--19th century--Periodicals.
- American literature.
- American wit and humor--Periodicals.
- American wit and humor.
- American periodicals--1801-1850.
- American periodicals.
- Popular literature--19th century--Periodicals.
- Popular literature.
- Genre:
- Periodicals.
- Penn Provenance:
- Biddle, Owen, Jr. (autograph) (Culture Class Collection copy 2)
- Atkinson, Samuel Coate (autograph) (Culture Class Collection copies 5 & 13)
- Abbott, Marion Atkinson Bartlett (inscription) (Culture Class Collection copy 4, 9 &13)
- Atkinson, Marion Adelaide (autograph) (Culture Class Collection copies 4, 8, 9 & 13)
- Bartlett, Ann Oliphant (autograph) (inscription) (Culture Class Collection copy 8
- Physical Description:
- 17 volumes : illustrations, portraits, music, map ; 23 cm
- Other Title:
- Casket, or flowers of literature, wit and sentiment
- Casket, flowers of literature, wit & sentiment
- Atkinson's casket
- Atkinson's casket, or gems of literature, wit and sentiment
- Casket and Philadelphia Monthly magazine
- Place of Publication:
- Philadelphia : S. C. Atkinson, 1826-1839.
- Notes:
- Title varies: 1826-30; Casket, or flowers of literature. wit and sentiment; 1831-Apr. 1839, Atkinson's casket, or gems of literature, wit and sentiment; May-June 1839, The Casket and Philadelphia monthly magaine: July 1839-Dec. 1840, The Casket.
- "The Casket will be issued in numbers about the first of the each month, throughout the year, to contain 32 large octavo pages, on excellent paper with a fine type, and stitched in covers. A neat title page and index will be furnished to subscribers at the conclusion of each volume."--Vol. 1, no. 1.
- Vol. 1, p. 48 has unattributed poem entitled "Christmas Times: Account of a visit from St. Nicholas or Santa Claus" with the first line "T'was the night before Christmas, when all thro' the house ..."
- Vol. 3 (1828) includes "New Series" of "School of Flora" written by Constantine Samuel Rafinesque.
- Vol. 5 has title: The Casket, flowers of literature, wit & sentiment.
- Vol. 5 p. 235 has article First Coinage of the United States with possible first illustrations of 2 Washington pieces, the silver Getz pattern (often regarded as a half dollar) and the 1791 small eagle cent.
- Atkinson's Casket has frontispieces (some colored) with tissue guards tipped in.
- Atkinson's Casket contains hand-colored maps.
- Local Notes:
- Culture Class Collection copies bound in leather covers decorated and stamped in gold. Decorated endpapers.
- Culture Class Collection copy has volumes 1-5, 7-13.
- Culture Class Collection copy v. 2 has title label from spine laid in.
- Culture Class Collection copy v. 2 has autograph of Owen Biddle Jr.
- Culture Class Collection copy v. 3 has pressed ferns laid in.
- Culture Class Collection copy v. 4 inscribed "Given to Marion Atkinson Bartlett Abbott, by Marion Adelaide Atkinson, Samuel C. Atkinson's youngest daughter. August Seventh, 1908".
- Culture Class Collection copy v. 4, copy 1 has colored plate (Interior of a Sioux Lodge) facing p. 1 ot October 1829 issue.
- Culture Class Collection copy v. 5 has autograph of Saml C. Atkinson, No. 70 South Third, Phila.
- Culture Class Collection copy v. 8 inscribed "Ann Oliphant Bartlett with the love of M. Adelaide Atkinson".
- Culture Class Collection copy v. 8 has autograph of Ann Oliphant Bartlett.
- Culture Class Collection copy v. 9 inscribed "Marion Atkinson Abbott given by Marion Adelaide Atkinson".
- Culture Class Collection copies v. 11-12 have embossed stamp of University of Pennsylvania Library.
- Culture Class Collection copy v. 11 has marginal marks.
- Culture Class Collection copy v. 12 has lower right hand portion of p. 563 wanting; photocopy of p. 564 tipped in.
- Culture Class Collection copy v. 13 has autograph Saml. C. Atkinson, No. 70 South 3d, Phila.
- Culture Class Collection copy v. 13 insribed "Presented to Marion Atkinson Abbott by Marion Adelaide Atkinson, 1910".
- OCLC:
- 77596770
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