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A child's history of the United States

Title: A child's history of the United States / by John Gilmary Shea.
Author: Shea, John Gilmary, 1824-1892.
Publication: New York : Mac Davitt & Co., c1872.

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Status	Vol/Date	Format	Access	Call Number	Item Location
Request for On-site Use Request Scan How do I pick up this item and when will it be ready?	v. 1.	Text	Request in advance	IAE+ (Shea, J. G. Child's history of the United States. Mac Davitt ed.) v. 1.	Offsite
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schwarzman Building to submit a request in person.		Text	Restricted use	Arents BIP (Shea, J. Childs 1872) 05-292	Schwarzman Building - Arents Collection Room 328

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3 v. : ill., ports.; 28 cm.

Alternative Title

Children's centennial history of our great republic

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Note

Title on covers of parts: The children's centennial history of our great republic
"Entered ... in the year 1872 by McMenamy, Hess & Co."--T.p. verso.
Issued also with publisher's name on title pages: "McMenamy, Hess & Co."; "Hess & McDavitt."
Originally issued in 48 pts. in 28 (pts. 9-48 being double numbers). Title pages to v. 2-3 in pt. 47/48.
Vol. 1: 512 p., [15] leaves of plates; v. 2: 447 p., [48] leaves of plates; v. 3: 443 p., [47] leaves of plates.
Illustrations: 154 prints : stipple engraving, engraving, etching (46), wood engraving (108) ; full-page. By A. Berghaus, C. Burt, W.G. Jackman, J.A. O'Neill, N. Orr & Co. and others, after J.H. Beard, G. Dallas, Hilyard, A. Hoppin, F.B. Schell, G.G. White and others. -- Numerous smaller wood engravings in text of v. 1.
Parts issue: Each pt. in illustrated beige paper covers, with publisher's name: McDavitt. Prospectus on p. [4] of covers.

Call Number

IAE+ (Shea, J. G. Child's history of the United States. Mac Davitt ed.)

OCLC

62248917

Author

Shea, John Gilmary, 1824-1892.

Title

A child's history of the United States / by John Gilmary Shea.

Imprint

New York : Mac Davitt & Co., c1872.

Local Note

Copy in IAE+: Parts issue. Pts. 2, 3, 7, 9/10 and 13/14 in illustrated green paper covers, with publisher's name: McMenamy, Hess & Mac Davitt; cover title: A child's history of the United States. Pts. 8, 11/12, 15/16 in illustrated beige paper covers, with publisher's name: Hess & McDavitt. Ford Collection.

Arents copy: Parts issue. Publisher's name on covers: Hess & McDavitt.

Source

172587 (copy in IAE+)

904 (Arents copy)

Added Author

Beard, James Henry, 1812-1893. Illustrator

Dallas, G. Illustrator

Hilyard. Illustrator

Hoppin, Augustus, 1828-1896. Illustrator

Schell, Frederic B. Illustrator

White, George G. (George Gorgas), -1898. Illustrator

Jackman, William G. Engraver

O'Neill, John A., approximately 1836- Engraver

Burt, Charles Kennedy, 1823-1892. Engraver

Berghaus, Albert, active 1869-1880. Wood engraver

N. Orr & Co. Wood engraver

Research Call Number

IAE+ (Shea, J. G. Child's history of the United States. Mac Davitt ed.) Library has: v. 1.

Arents BIP (Shea, J. Childs 1872) 05-292 Library has: v. 2-3

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