Paul and Mary, : an Indian story. : To which is added, The Indian cottage. / Translated from the French of Monsieur de St. Pierre..

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Saint-Pierre, Bernardin de, 1737-1814.

Contributor:

Malthus, Daniel.

Kendall, Edward Augustus, 1776?-1842.

Breck, Samuel, 1771-1862., Donor.

American Imprints Collection (Athenaeum of Philadelphia)

Standardized Title:

Paul et Virginie. English

Language:

English

French

Genre:

Leather bindings (Binding)

Gold tooled bindings (Binding) -- 1794.

Physical Description:

[2], 166, 79, [5] p., [1] leaf of plates : ill. ; 17 cm. (12mo)

Place of Publication:

Philadelphia: : Printed and sold by William Spotswood., 1794..

Notes:

Paul and Mary translated by Daniel Malthus; The Indian Cottage by E.A. Kendall. Cf. Welch.

"The Indian cottage. Translated from the French of Monsieur de St. Pierre. Author of Paul and Mary, &c. &c. To which is added, Palaemon, a pastoral tale. From the French of M. Marmontel."-- 79 p., 3rd count, with separate title page.

"New books, American editions, for sale by William Spotswood, Boston; also by Messrs. Henry and Patrick Rice, and Benjamin Johnson, Market-Street, Philadelphia": p. [2]-[5] at the end.

Part 2 has separate t.p.: The Indian cottage ... To which is added, Palæmon, a pastoral tale. From the French of M. Marmontel.

Local Notes:

Athenaeum copy: Bound in brown leather with text in gold and embossed image on spine.

Athenaeum copy: Exhibited: "Samuel Breck (1771-1862): Books From the Library of a Philadelphia Francophile," at the Athenaeum of Philadelphia, 2013-14.

Athenaeum copy: Endpaper inscribed, in pencil: "S. Breck."

Cited in:

Evans 27667

Welch, d'A.A. Amer. children's books, 1140.1

Contains:

Saint-Pierre, Bernardin de, 1737-1814. Chaumière indienne. English

Marmontel, Jean François, 1723-1799 Palaemon. English.