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The Children's miscellany: in which is included The history of little Jack [electronic resource] : by Thomas Day, Esq. Author of The history of Sandford and Merton. [Four lines from Dryden].
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Children's stories, English--Early works to 1800.
- Children's stories, English.
- English fiction--18th century.
- English fiction.
- Genre:
- Juvenile literature -- 1796.
- Anthologies.
- Booksellers' advertisements -- Massachusetts -- Boston.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource ([4],331,[1]p., [2]leaves of plates ) ill. ;
- Edition:
- First American edition; embellished with thirty-five cuts and frontispieces.
- Other Title:
- Children's miscellany
- Place of Publication:
- Boston : Printed and sold by William Spotswood, 1796.
- Notes:
- Pages [1]-91 are typographically identical with: Day, Thomas. The history of little Jack. Boston : William Spotswood, 1795 (Evans 28539).
- Frontispiece engraved by Edward C. Trenchard. Additional frontispiece at p. [278] engraved by J.G. Weston.
- Error in paging: p. 79 misnumbered 97.
- Bookseller's advertisement, p. [332].
- Reproduction of original from Boston Public Library.
- Cited in:
- Evans, 30190
- Welch, D.A. Amer. children's books, 186
- Russell, N. Cowper, lxi
- English Short Title Catalog, W37747.
- OCLC:
- 511268438
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