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Kislak Center for Special Collections - Rare Book Collection PR4839.K4 S3 1798
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- More, Hannah, 1745-1833, author.
- Series:
- Cheap repository.
- Cheap repository tracts
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Christian life--Juvenile literature--Early works to 1800.
- Christian life.
- Contentment--Religious aspects--Christianity--Early works to 1800.
- Contentment.
- Poverty--Religious aspects--Christianity--Early works to 1800.
- Poverty.
- Resignation--Juvenile literature--Early works to 1800.
- Resignation.
- Chapbooks, English--Specimens--Early works to 1800.
- Chapbooks, English.
- Contentment--Religious aspects--Christianity.
- Poverty--Religious aspects--Christianity.
- Genre:
- Juvenile works.
- Chapbooks.
- Penn Provenance:
- Eyre, Francisca Alicia Bootle, -1810 (former owner) (inscription) (Kislak Center copy)
- Boyce, G. P. (autograph) (Kislak Center copy)
- Physical Description:
- 16 pages : 1 illustration ; 19 cm (12mo)
- Place of Publication:
- [London] : Sold by J. Evans, (printer to the Cheap Repository for Moral and Religions Tracts,) No. 41 and 42, Long-Lane, West-Smithfield, and J. Hatchard, No. 173, Piccadilly, London ; [Bath] : By S. Hazard, Bath : And by all booksellers, newsmen, and hawkers, in town and country, [1799?]
- Notes:
- Text signed at end: Z. "Anonymous. By Hannah More."--English short title catalogue.
- Imprint date from English short title catalogue.
- Signatures: [A]⁸.
- Horizontal chain lines.
- Woodcut title illustration.
- "Entered at Stationers Hall." appears in square brackets at foot of title leaf.
- "Great Allowance will be made to Shopkeepers and Hawkers. Price One Penny, Or 4s. 6d. per 100-2s. 6d. for 50.-1s. 6d. for 25."--Title leaf.
- Local Notes:
- Kislak Center copy has manuscript bibliographical note in pencil signed "G.P. Boyce" on front pastedown.
- Kislak Center copy acquired for the Penn Libraries in 2024 from Dean Cooke with assistance from the Pauline R. Goldfein Memorial Book Fund.
- Kislak Center copy has early manuscript ownership inscription ("This book belongs to Mrs Eyre of Grove Hall") of Francisca Alicia Eyre (née Bootle; d. 1810), wife of Anthony Hardolph Eyre (1757-1836) on front pastedown.
- Cited in:
- English short title catalogue N13630
- OCLC:
- 30506311
- Bound With:
- Kislak Center copy bound with: Satan's device, or, The devil no changeling.
- Online:
- The Pauline R. Goldfein Memorial Book Fund Home Page
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