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The Peacock "at home,"

Title
The Peacock "at home," / by a lady. The butterfly's ball : an original poem / by Mr. Roscoe. The fancy fair, or, Grand gala at the zoological gardens.
Author
Dorset, Catherine Ann Turner, 1750?-1817?
Publication
London : Grant and Griffith, successors to J. Harris, corner of St. Paul's Church-Yard, [between 1843 and 1848]

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Additional Authors
  • Roscoe, William, 1753-1831.
  • S. & J. Bentley, Wilson & Fley. prt
  • Grant and Griffith. pbl
  • Children's Room Collection.
Description
42, [6] p. : col. ill.; 18 cm.
Uniform Title
Fancy fair, or, Grand gala at the zoological gardens.
Subjects
Genre/Form
  • Nursery rhymes.
  • Printed wrappers (Binding) – 19th century.
  • Juvenile literature – England – London – 1843.
Note
  • Approximate date established from Brown, P. London publishers and printers and from inscription dated 1848 in UCLA copy.
  • "Harris & Son's Original juvenile library" -- lower wrapper.
  • Publisher's advertisements: [6] p. at end.
  • Edition statement probably refers to The Peacock "At home."
  • Illustrations are hand-colored.
  • Cf. Osborne Coll., p. 61.
  • Cf. Gumuchian, 2241-2253.
  • Cf. Moon, M. Harris (1992), 218.
Provenance (note)
  • Inscribed: in ink on upper fly leaf, "Julia M. Dawkins."
Binding (note)
  • Bound in printed yellow wrappers.
Call Number
*KH 1843 Dorset 12-87
OCLC
20479771
Author
Dorset, Catherine Ann Turner, 1750?-1817?
Title
The Peacock "at home," / by a lady. The butterfly's ball : an original poem / by Mr. Roscoe. The fancy fair, or, Grand gala at the zoological gardens.
Imprint
London : Grant and Griffith, successors to J. Harris, corner of St. Paul's Church-Yard, [between 1843 and 1848] (London : Printed by S. & J. Bentley, Wilson, and Fley, Bangor House, Shoe Lane)
Edition
Twenty-third edition.
Provenance
Inscribed: in ink on upper fly leaf, "Julia M. Dawkins." NN
Binding
Bound in printed yellow wrappers. NN
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Added Author
Roscoe, William, 1753-1831. Butterfly's ball.
S. & J. Bentley, Wilson & Fley. Printer
Grant and Griffith. Publisher
Children's Room Collection.
Added Title
Fancy fair, or, Grand gala at the zoological gardens.
Research Call Number
*KH 1843 Dorset 12-87
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