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The entertaining history of Giles Gingerbread, : a little boy who lived upon learning. : Adorned with copperplate engravings.
Historical Society of Pennsylvania - Closed Stacks Am 1806 Ent Aj806 E 61
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- Format:
- Book
- Standardized Title:
- Giles Gingerbread.
- Language:
- English
- Genre:
- Juvenile literature -- 1806.
- Poems -- 1806.
- Intaglio prints.
- Wrappers (Binding).
- Decorated papers (Binding).
- Physical Description:
- 18 p., [4] leaves of plates : ill. ; 14 cm. (12mo)
- Other Title:
- The History of Giles Gingerbread.
- Place of Publication:
- Philadelphia: : Published and sold by George Pryor, no. 2, North Third Street. 1806. Dickinson, printer., [1806]
- Notes:
- Caption title: The history of Giles Gingerbread.
- Running title: Giles Gingerbread.
- Sometimes attributed to John Newbery, who was the first to publish it and other stories especially intended for children. Cf. Dict. of national biog.
- "The morning dream; suggested by a similar circumstance which occcurred to a gentleman in Virginia."--p. 17-18, in verse.
- Signatures: A[superscript 9].
- Local Notes:
- 4 ll. pl. with 2 pr. on each.
- Badly mutilated.
- Retrospective conversion record: RLIN.
- HSP in LCP.
- Cited in:
- Shaw & Shoemaker 10362
- Welch, d'A.A. Amer. children's books, 450.2
- Shaw, 10361
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