The lost half-crown.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Hoyt, Henry, bookseller.

Geo. C. Rand & Avery, printers.

Arnold and Deanne Kaplan Collection of Early American Judaica (University of Pennsylvania)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Children's literature, American--19th century.

Children's literature, American.

Children's literature--Religious aspects--19th century.

Children's literature.

Children's literature--Religious aspects.

Penn Provenance:

Kaplan, Arnold Harvey, 1939- (donor) (Kaplan Collection copy)

Kaplan, Deanne (donor) (Kaplan Collection copy)

Physical Description:

2 unnumbered pages, 3 unnumbered pages,4-36 pages : illustrations ; 15 cm

Manufacture:

Boston : Printed by Geo. C. Rand & Avery, 3 Cornhill, Boston.

Place of Publication:

Boston : Henry Hoyt, 9 Cornhill., 1862.

Summary:

Item is a volume of three short stories for children; title page only contains title of first story. All seem to have a religious theme.

Notes:

"Printed by Geo. C. Rand & Avery, 3 Cornhill, Boston."; title page verso.

The lost half-crown -- The four little words -- The stolen purse.

Local Notes:

Kaplan Collection presented to the Penn Libraries in 2012 by Arnold and Deanne Kaplan.

Kaplan Collection volume has dark green binding, blind-tooled decoration with two "H H" on front and back covers within an oval; title and some decoration in gilt on spine. Volume also has handwritten name of a female (?) on front fly-leaf.

Kaplan Collection copy collectify no. 2017.08.26.00004

OCLC:

12259011