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The girl's own book.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Child, Lydia Maria, 1802-1880, author.
- Wells, Anna Maria, 1795?-1868, author.
- Series:
- Women's Studies Archive: Voice and Vision.
- Women's Studies Archive: Voice and Vision
- Standardized Title:
- Little girl's own book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Girls--Conduct of life.
- Girls.
- Games.
- Needlework.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (viii, 263 pages, 1 unnumbered leaf of plates) : illustrations.
- Place of Publication:
- [Carter and Hendee]
- Notes:
- Title transcribed from running title.
- "Published by Carter & Hendee, Boston."--frontispiece plate. Carter and Hendee published in Boston between 1829 and 1830. In 1831, the firm name changed to Carter, Hendee & Babcock. The firm name reverted to Carter and Hendee in 1832, until it changed to Carter, Hendee & Company in 1833. According to BAL (3108), the first edition of The little girl's own book was published by Carter, Hendee & Babcock in 1831. The collation of the first edition matches that of the issue in hand.
- Frontispiece plate engraved on metal.
- Last page blank.
- In boards with leather spine and corners.
- Illustrations attributed by Lydia Maria Child to "Mr. Johnston" (i.e., David Claypoole Johnston?), and Francis Graeter. Textual wood engravings signed by John H. Hall.
- Index, p. v-viii.
- "Lines to a fate lady. By Mrs. Ann Maria Wells."--p. 66-68. "Farewell to my doll. By Mrs. Ann Maria Wells."--in verse, p. 179-180.
- Attributed to Lydia Maria Child, and Anna Maria Wells.
- Includes index.
- Reproduction of the original from the American Antiquarian Society.
- OCLC:
- 1162166484
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