Research Catalog

Title

Jonas on a farm in winter / By the author of the Rollo books.

Author

Abbott, Jacob, 1803-1879.

Publication

New York : Clark, Austin & Smith, 1856.

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Details

Additional Authors

• Carter, Timothy Harrington, 1798-1894.
• Lossing, Benson J. (Benson John), 1813-1891.
• Barritt, William, approximately 1822-
• Clark, Austin & Smith. pbl
• Children's Room Collection.

Description

180 p., [1] leaf of plates : ill.; 16 cm.

Series Statement

Jonas stories

Subjects

• Blocked bindings > 1856
• Juvenile literature > New York (State) > New York > 1856
• Farm life > Juvenile fiction
• Winter > Juvenile fiction

Genre/Form

• Juvenile literature – New York (State) – New York – 1856.
• Blocked bindings – 1856.

Note

• Added engraved series title page reads: The Jonas stories, signed Lossing-Barritt.
• On spine: "Jonas Books."
• "Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1841, by T.H. Carter." - title page verso
• "This little work and its companion, Jonas on a Farm in Summer, is intended as the continuation of a series, the first two volumes of which, Jona's Stories and Jonas a Judge, have already been published." -Preface.

Provenance (note)

• Inscribed: in graphite on verso of first end leaf, "Hewins." With a charming charcoal drawing of a coach and horses on the recto of the second upper end leaf.

Binding (note)

• Bound in publisher's red cloth boards with gilt spine.

Contents

Chapter i. Morning -- Chapter ii. Commanding and obeying -- Chapter iii. Franco -- Chapter iv. Dog lost -- Chapter v. Signs of a storm -- Chapter vi. The rescue -- Chapter vii. A fire -- Chapter viii. The carding mill -- Chapter ix. Difficulty -- Chapter x. A surprise -- Chapter xi. The snow fort, or good for evil.

Call Number

*KH 1856 Abbott 12-125

OCLC

1155752

Author

Abbott, Jacob, 1803-1879.

Title

Jonas on a farm in winter / By the author of the Rollo books.

Imprint

New York : Clark, Austin & Smith, 1856.

Series

Jonas stories

Provenance

Inscribed: in graphite on verso of first end leaf, "Hewins." With a charming charcoal drawing of a coach and horses on the recto of the second upper end leaf. NN

Binding

Bound in publisher's red cloth boards with gilt spine. NN

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Added Author

Carter, Timothy Harrington, 1798-1894. Copyright holder

Lossing, Benson J. (Benson John), 1813-1891. Engraver

Barritt, William, approximately 1822- Engraver

Clark, Austin & Smith. Publisher

Children's Room Collection.

Research Call Number

*KH 1856 Abbott 12-125