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The Lorgnette or Studies of the town / by an opera goer.
American Antiquarian Society Historical Periodicals Collection: Series 3 Available from 01/20/1850 until 10/09/1850. Available online
View online- Format:
- Journal/Periodical
- Author/Creator:
- Mitchell, Donald Grant, 1822-1908
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- National Book Committee.
- Manners and customs.
- New York (N.Y.)--Social life and customs--Periodicals.
- New York (N.Y.).
- Genre:
- Marbled papers (Paper)
- Half bindings (Binding)
- Fillet tools (Binding)
- Authors' annotations (Provenance)
- Printed wrappers (Binding)
- Authors' copies (Provenance)
- Ornate types (Type evidence)
- Relief prints.
- Periodicals.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (24 numbers) : illustrations, plates
- Semi-monthly
- No. 1 (Jan. 20 [1850])-2nd. series, no. 12 (Oct. 9, 1850).
- Place of Publication:
- New-York [N.Y.] : Henry Kernot, 638 Broadway, 1850.
- System Details:
- text file
- Notes:
- Imprint varies: 2d ser., no. 2, Stringer & Townsend; no. 4-12, Stringer & Townsend [and] Henry Kernot.
- Printed in Brooklyn by Edward Davis.
- Illustrated by Felix Darley.
- Title from cover.
- Reissued in at least three numbered editions; also reissued under title: The opera goer: or Studies in town.
- Local Notes:
- American Antiquarian Society Copy 2 in original wrappers.
- American Antiquarian Society Copy 1 bound volume. Lacks printed wrappers. Flyleaf contains manuscript comments by the author, dated Oct. 1898, and addressed to his daughter Elizabeth Mitchell, whose autograph is inside front cover. He states that the first series was actually published by Charles Scribner. Stamped on spine: John Timon (auth. pseudonym).
- OCLC:
- 6064563
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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