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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.

Connect to:

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