Evenings at home; or, The juvenile budget opened : Consisting of a variety of miscellaneous pieces, for the instruction and amusement of young persons. Vol. I[-IV].

Author/creator Aikin, John
Other author Barbauld, Mrs. (Anna Letitia), 1743-1825.
Format Electronic
Publication Info[Salem, Mass.] : Printed in London: reprinted at Salem, by Thomas C. Cushing; and sold at the Bible and Heart, 1797 [i.e., 1799]
Description3 volumes ; 17 cm (12mo)
Supplemental ContentEvans Digital Edition
Supplemental ContentEvans Digital Edition

SeriesEarly American imprints. First series ; no. 31699. ^A478749
Early American imprints. First series ; no. 35087. ^A478749
General noteAttributed to John Aikin and his sister Anna Letitia Barbauld. Cf. Dictionary of national biography.
General noteVol. 1 contains publisher's volumes 1-2; v. 2, publisher's volumes 3-4; v. 3, publisher's volumes 5-6. Each publisher's volume has separate title page.
General notePublisher's volume 1 (Evans 31699) has 1797 imprint. Welch notes that the 1797 imprint date is probably a misprint for 1799. Publisher's volumes 2-6 (Evans 35087) have 1799 imprint. Imprint of publisher's volumes 3-6 varies: Printed in London: reprinted at Salem, for Thomas C. Cushing; and sold at the Bible and Heart, 1799.
General noteVol. 1: [2], 144, [8], 146, [2] p.; v. 2: [4], 146, [2] p.; v. 3: [4], 151, [5], 150, [2] p.
References Evans 31699
References Evans 35087
References Welch, d'A.A. Amer. children's books, 25.2
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. 31699).
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. 35087).
Genre/formJuvenile literature 1799.
Genre/formPoems 1799.
Other titleJuvenile budget opened.

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