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The little girl's own book / by Mrs. Child, author of "The frugal housewife," "Mother's book," &c.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Child, Lydia Maria, 1802-1880, author.
- Series:
- Women's Studies Archive: Voice and Vision.
- Women's Studies Archive: Voice and Vision
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Children's poetry.
- Girls--Conduct of life.
- Girls.
- Games.
- Music.
- Natural history.
- Needlework.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (288 pages, 1 unnumbered leaf of plates) : illustrations (some color), music.
- Place of Publication:
- Edward Kearney, 56 Gold Street
- Notes:
- Massachusetts copyright 1833 by Carter, Hendee & Babcock.
- In green cloth.
- Metal-engraved frontispiece plate colored by hand.
- "The drawings of the automata were prepared by D.C. Johnson [i.e., David Claypoole Johnston?]. The illustrations of the games were drawn by Mr. Graeter"--Preface, p. iv. Some wood-engravings signed by John H. Hall.
- "Hot cross buns."--p. [ix-x], words and music; "Little Nancy."--p. [x-xii], words and music.
- "Lines to a fate lady. By Mrs. Ann Maria Wells."--p. 81-83, in verse; "Farewell to my doll. By Mrs. Ann Maria Wells."--p. 201-202, in verse.
- Reproduction of the original from the American Antiquarian Society.
- OCLC:
- 1162475804
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