Major Jones' scenes in Georgia : containing the whole of his Chronicles of Pineville, its incidents and characters, as well as his humorous and extraordinary narrative of the celebrated Coon hunt in Georgia, The widower in a hornet's nest, Doing a sheriff, and other southern scenes / with sixteen illustrations from original designs by Darley.
| Author/creator | Jones, Joseph |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Philadelphia : T.B. Peterson and Bros, [c1858] |
| Description | 186, 195 p., [6] leaves of plates : ill. ; 19 cm. |
| Supplemental Content | Gale, Sabin Americana: History of the Americas, 1500-1926 |
| Subjects |
| Other author/creator | Burke, T. A. (Thomas A.), 1828-1880. |
| Included Work | Jones, Joseph, 1812-1882 Major Jones' Chronicles of Pineville. |
| Included Work | Darley, Felix Octavius Carr, 1822-1888. |
| Included Work | Jones, Joseph, 1812-1882 Polly Peablossom's wedding, and other tales. |
| Variant title | Scenes in Georgia |
| Series | Sabin Americana : History of the Americas, 1500-1926 Peterson's illustrated uniform edition of humorous American works Sabin Americana : History of the Americas, 1500-1926. |
| Contents | Major Jones' Chronicles of Pineville : embracing sketches of Georgia scenes, incidents, and characters (verso has deposit date of 1846) -- Polly Peablossom's wedding, and other tales / edited by T.A. Burke (verso has deposit date of 1851). |
| Local note | Scanned copy defective: p. 69-70 missing in first vol. |
| Local note | Arts and Literature. |
| Local note | 2013AJ51700. |
| General note | Each section has also separate title pages. |
| General note | Added t.p., engraved. |
| General note | Pages 13-14 omitted and page 15 misnumbered as 1 in first pagination grouping. |
| General note | Includes 16 unnumbered leaves of plates. The first 12 are part of the first section and are included in the pagination, with the exception of the added t.p. and the leaf preceding it. The last four are in the second section and are not included in the pagination. |
| General note | One of the illustrations is signed "Lyons.Sc," three more are signed "L. Elliot" and "Gihon," the remainder are unsigned. |
| General note | Series statement from cover. |
| General note | Reproduction of the original from the American Antiquarian Society. |
| General note | Sabin no. 95542. |
| General note | Reproduction of original from The American Antiquarian Society. |
| Reproduction note | Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Gale, 2013. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements. |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |