Berquin's Child's own story book.

Author/creator Berquin
Other author Buss, Robert William, 1804-1875 illustrator.
Other author Ellis, George B., engraver.
Format Electronic
Publication InfoBoston : Published by Johnson & Co., [between 1840 and 1849?]
Description274 pages, 3 unnumbered pages, 6-340 pages, 4 unnumbered pages, 1 unnumbered leaf of plates : illustrations ; 17 cm
Supplemental ContentEvans Digital Edition
Subjects

Uniform titleAmi des enfants. English
SeriesEarly American imprints. First series ; no. 25163. ^A478749
General noteReissue, under cancel title page, of: The children's friend. Translated from the French of M. Berquin. Vol. III. Newburyport: John Mycall for William P. Blake, [1793?] (Evans 25163; Welch, D.A. Amer. children's books, 71.3); Vol. IV. Boston: Thomas Hall for William P. Blake, 1795 (not in Evans; Welch 71.7).
General noteDate of reissue suggested by typography of title page and style of binding. The printer of the intaglio frontispiece plate was active in Philadelphia from 1833 to 1844.
General noteErrors in paging: p. 233, first count, misnumbered 235; p. 97, 205, 305, 2nd count, misnumbered 95, 105, 285.
General noteIn purple cloth: covers ornamented in blind; title stamped in gilt on spine.
General noteFrontispiece plate signed: Canvassing. Painted by R.W. Buss. Engraved by Geo. B. Ellis. Printed by D. Stevens.
References Evans 25163
Other formsMicroform version available in the Readex Early American Imprints series.
Reproduction noteElectronic text and image data. [Chester, Vt. : Readex, a division of Newsbank, Inc., 2002-2004. Includes files in TIFF, GIF and PDF formats with inclusion of keyword searchable text. (Early American imprints. First series ; no. 25163).
Genre/formJuvenile literature 1840.
Genre/formPlays 1840.
Other titleChild's own story book.

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