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Lights and shadows of Asiatic history

Title
  1. Lights and shadows of Asiatic history / by the author of Peter Parley's tales.
Published by
  1. Boston : Bradbury, Soden & Co., 1844.
Author
  1. Goodrich, Samuel G. (Samuel Griswold), 1793-1860.

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FormatTextAccessRestricted useCall numberArents BIP (Goodrich, S.G. Parley's cabinet library 1844) 01-614 no. 9Item locationSchwarzman Building - Arents Collection Room 328

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Additional authors
  1. Boston Type and Stereotype Foundry, stereotypers
  2. William A. Hall & Co., printer
  3. Bradbury, Soden & Co., publisher
  4. Children's Room Collection.
Description
  1. 320 p. : ill., ports.; 18 cm.
Series statement
  1. Parley's cabinet library ; v. 9
  2. Goodrich, Samuel G. (Samuel Griswold), 1793-1860. Parley's cabinet library ; v. 9.
Subject
  1. Juvenile literature > Massachusetts > Boston > 1844
  2. Asia > Antiquities > Juvenile literature
  3. Asia > History > Juvenile literature
Genre/Form
  1. Juvenile literature – Massachusetts – Boston – 1844.
Contents
  1. Introduction -- Early history of Asia -- Babylon -- Hindostan -- Persia -- Firdusi -- Zoroaster and his doctrines -- The retreat of the ten thousand Greeks -- The destruction of Jerusalem -- Palmyra -- The saracens -- Haroun al Raschid -- The Turks -- Mahmoud of Ghizni -- Zingis Khan -- Timour -- Marco Polo -- Adventures of Mendez Pinto -- The fortunes of the Family of Aias -- Nadir Shah -- Aurungzebe -- British India -- The Chinese -- The Wahabees -- Siberia -- Farther India, &c. -- Malaga, &c. -- Ceylon -- Japan.
Call number
  1. Arents BIP (Goodrich, S.G. Parley's cabinet library 1844) 01-614 no. 9
Note
  1. Added wood engraved t.p.
  2. "Stereotyped at the Boston Type and Stereotype Foundry. Wm. A. Hall & Co., printers, 12 Water Street"--T.p. verso.
  3. Illustrations: Several wood engravings throughout the text.
Indexed in (note)
  1. Checklist Amer. imprints
Provenance (note)
  1. Copy in *KH, inscribed: "Risley".
Binding (note)
  1. Copy in *KH bound in blind stamped brown cloth boards.
Author
  1. Goodrich, Samuel G. (Samuel Griswold), 1793-1860.
Title
  1. Lights and shadows of Asiatic history / by the author of Peter Parley's tales.
Imprint
  1. Boston : Bradbury, Soden & Co., 1844.
Series
  1. Parley's cabinet library ; v. 9
  2. Goodrich, Samuel G. (Samuel Griswold), 1793-1860. Parley's cabinet library ; v. 9.
Indexed in:
  1. Checklist Amer. imprints, 44-2687
Local note
  1. Copy in Arents issued in 2 parts: Part 2 has imprint on covers: New York : John Allen. Each part in the original illustrated tan paper covers, as issued. Series list on p. [4] of covers.
  2. Copy in Arents: provenance: D. Daniels (autograph on front cover).
Provenance
  1. Copy in *KH, inscribed: "Risley".
Binding
  1. Copy in *KH bound in blind stamped brown cloth boards.
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  1. Request access to this item in the Schwarzman Rare Books Collection
  2. Full text available via HathiTrust - v.3
  3. Full text available via HathiTrust - v.9
Added author
  1. Boston Type and Stereotype Foundry, stereotypers
  2. William A. Hall & Co., printer
  3. Daniels, David, 1804-1847. Former owner
  4. Bradbury, Soden & Co., publisher
Research call number
  1. Arents BIP (Goodrich, S.G. Parley's cabinet library 1844) 01-614 no. 9
  2. *KH 1844 Goodrich 15-1519
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