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[-II]

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Main Author:
Aikin, John
Format:
Electronic eBook
Language:
English
Published:
Philadelphia Printed by A. Bartram 1802
Edition:
Second edition
Physical Description:
Includes files in TIFF, GIF and PDF formats with inclusion of keyword searchable text, Online-Ressource (2 v) 18 cm
Notes:
By John Aikin and his sister Anna Letitia Barbauld. - Pagination, v. 1: iv, 106, [1], 110-214, [1], 218-330; v. 2: [2], 107, [2], 112-314 p. - Printed from the same setting of type as the "Second edition" printed by Thomas Dobson in 1797 (Evans 31698). The Dobson issue is 6 v. in 2, each of the six publisher's volumes having its own title page. In the copy in hand of the Bartram issue, the title leaves to v. 2, 3, and 5 (v. 1, p. [107-108]; v. 1, p. [215-216]; v. 2, p. [109-110]) and Dobson's advertisements have been excised, and the volume number on the title leaf to v. 4 changed from IV to II. The title leaf to v. 6, however, is present, and bears the Dobson, 1797 imprint. - Shaw & Shoemaker, 1732. - Welch, d'A.A. Amer. children's books, 25.4
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