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Title

The Juvenile library, including a complete course of instruction on every useful subject ... with prize productions of young students ...

Publication

London, Eng. : Printed by T. Gillet for R. Phillips, Sold by T. Hurst, 1800-

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Details

Additional Authors

• Peacock, Thomas Love, 1785-1866, contributor.
• Hunt, Leigh, 1784-1859
• De Quincey, Thomas, 1785-1859
• Phillips, R. ǂq (Richard), Sir, 1767-1840
• Hurst, Thomas, 1774 or 1775-1847
• Gillet, Thomas
• Children's Room Collection.

Publication Date

1-

Description

v. : plates; 19 cm.

Uniform Title

• Monthly preceptor, or, Juvenile library
• Juvenile encyclopedia

Genre/Form

Juvenile literature – England – London – 1800.

Note

• 12mo in 6s: v. I: []², B-Z⁶, Aa-Nn⁶, Oo⁴; v. II: []², B-Z⁶, Aa-Mm⁶, Nn⁴ [w/m: fleur-de-lis]
• Intended to be used as a class book for schools with the subjects continued regularly so that the course would be completed in fifty numbers or ten volumes.
• A collected issue, with general title page and index to each volume for a monthly publication issued from 1800- . Title varies: The Monthly preceptor, or, The Juvenile Library (nos. 1-5) ; nos. 6-8, the title changes to The Juvenile Library; nos. 16-18, have title Juvenile encyclopedia.
• Pforzheimer copy: v. I: iv, 428 p.; v. II: 2 p.l., 410 (i.e. 416 p.), 31 plates (1 col., v.I, 3 fold.). In vol. II, pages are misnumbered: nos. 285-288 and 355-356 are repeated.
• Includes T.L. Peacock's Extra prize answer (in verse) to the question "Is history or biography the more improving study"? v. I, p. 54-6; First Prize Translation from Horace, Ode 22, Book I (v. I, p. 346-7) by Leigh Hunt and Third Prize Translation by Thomas Quincey (v. I, p. 349-50); Leigh Hunt's Retirement, or The golden mean (v.II, p. 118-122); Leigh Hunt's Ode to truth (v. II., p. 182-4).
• Among the prize winners noticed is Josiah Conder.

Access (note)

• Restricted access;

Indexed In (note)

• Ward.

Binding (note)

• Copy in *KH bound in publisher's blue paper boards and a printed blush paper spine.

Call Number

Pforz (Juvenile) 1801

OCLC

21455045

Title

The Juvenile library, including a complete course of instruction on every useful subject ... with prize productions of young students ...

Imprint

London, Eng. : Printed by T. Gillet for R. Phillips, Sold by T. Hurst, 1800-

Series

Monthly preceptor, or, Juvenile library

Juvenile encyclopedia

Restricted Access

Restricted access; Pforzheimer Collection; Permit must be requested at the division indicated.

Indexed In:

Ward.

Local Note

Pforzheimer copy: Dutch-marble style covers, tan paper backstrips, inked titles, much worn; in blue cloth folders within blue half morocco slip-case, gilt spine titling, blue cloth sides.

Pforzheimer copy: Lacks one plate (Human sacrifice in Otaheite).

Pforzheimer copy: Book-plate: J.Y.W. MacAlister; Scribners, Feb. 1956.

Binding

Copy in *KH bound in publisher's blue paper boards and a printed blush paper spine. NN

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Added Author

Peacock, Thomas Love, 1785-1866, contributor.

Hunt, Leigh, 1784-1859, contributor.

De Quincey, Thomas, 1785-1859, contributor.

Phillips, R. ǂq (Richard), Sir, 1767-1840, publisher.

Hurst, Thomas, 1774 or 1775-1847, publisher.

Gillet, Thomas, printer.

Children's Room Collection.

Research Call Number

Pforz (Juvenile) 1801

*KH 1800 Juvenile 16-866