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Juvenile miscellany, New series vol. 5
Athenaeum of Philadelphia - American Imprints 1830 Juvenil
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- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Hale, Sarah Josepha Buell, 1788-1879 Mary had a little lamb.
- Hale, Sarah Josepha Buell.
- American literature--19th century.
- American literature.
- Gift books.
- Children's books.
- Genre:
- Gift books.
- Juvenile literature -- 1830.
- Physical Description:
- 323, [1] p., [3] leaves of plates : ill., ports. ; 15 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Boston: : Published by Putnam & Hunt., 1830.
- Notes:
- "Press of Putnam & Hunt, 3 Cornhill."--T.p. verso.
- Work contains the first appearance of the popular children's verse "Mary had a little lamb" attributed to Sarah Josepha Buell Hale.
- "The first significant children's magazine. A moralistic but not religious monthly edited by Lydia Maria Child, which effectively combined didacticsm and entertainment." Lomazow, American periodicals, no. 219a.
- Local Notes:
- Athenaeum copy: Title acquired by the Athenaeum as part of a collection containing books, manuscript material and realia relating to Louis Antoine Godey, his family and the Godey's lady's book; library also has entire run of the Godey family's set of Godey's lady's book.
- Athenaeum copy: Bound in contemporary half leather with marbled boards.
- Athenaeum copy: With signature on front pastedown: Salisbury.
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