Research Catalog

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Additional authors

1. Haven, Alice B. (Alice Bradley), 1827-1863.
2. Hazard, Willis P. (Willis Pope), 1825-1913
3. Kite & Walton, printer.
4. Children's Room Collection.

Description

1. viii, [3], 12-166 p. : col. ill.; 17 cm

Alternative title

1. Child's fancy
2. Stories for grave and gay

Subject

1. Children's stories, English
2. Juvenile literature > Pennsylvania > Philadelphia > 1852

Genre/Form

1. Juvenile literature – Pennsylvania – Philadelphia – 1852.

Call number

1. *KH 1852 Childs 13-559

Note

1. Advertising matter, "A catalogue of entertaining and useful books" and the preliminaries from "A Primer of Reading, Spelling, and Drawing; by Mrs. Horace Mann" on [32] p. at end; not noted in pagination.
2. Edited by Alice B. Haven.
3. "With eleven engravings."
4. Illustrations are hand-colored.

Provenance (note)

1. Inscribed: in black ink, on free upper end leaf, "A merry Christmast to Georgie From G.A.B.".

Binding (note)

1. Bound in publisher's blind stamped red cloth board with gilt vignette of girl wearing wreath on head and carrying fruit in shawl on upper cover, with gilt spine.

Title

1. The child's fancy, or, Stories for grave and gay / edited by "Cousin Alice.".

Imprint

1. Philadelphia : Willis P. Hazard, 1852 ([Philadelphia] : Kite and Walton, printers, no. 50 North Fourth St.)

Provenance

1. Inscribed: in black ink, on free upper end leaf, "A merry Christmast to Georgie From G.A.B.". NN

Binding

1. Bound in publisher's blind stamped red cloth board with gilt vignette of girl wearing wreath on head and carrying fruit in shawl on upper cover, with gilt spine. NN

Connect to:

1. Request access to this item in the Schwarzman Rare Books Collection

Added author

1. Haven, Alice B. (Alice Bradley), 1827-1863.
2. Hazard, Willis P. (Willis Pope), 1825-1913, publisher.
3. Kite & Walton, printer.
4. Children's Room Collection.

Research call number

1. *KH 1852 Childs 13-559