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The ant : a selection of pieces, chiefly narrative, in prose and verse, hitherto unappropriated by compilers.

Title
The ant : a selection of pieces, chiefly narrative, in prose and verse, hitherto unappropriated by compilers.
Publication
Glasgow : Printed by James Curll for Robertson & Atkinson; Oliver & Boyd, and Wm. Hunter, Edinburgh; and Simpkin & Marshall, London, 1827.

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Additional Authors
  • Swan, Joseph, 1796-1872
  • Cunningham, Allan, 1784-1842
  • Hood, Thomas, 1799-1845
  • Curll, James, active 1823-1828
  • Hunter, William, active 1819-1843
  • Atkinson & Co., publisher.
  • Oliver and Boyd (Edinburgh, Scotland), publisher.
  • Simpkin and Marshall, publisher.
Description
xi, [1], 336 pages; 18 cm
Summary
An anthology of contemporary literature, including selections by Byron, Washington Irving, L.E.L., Coleridge, Thomas Hood, and many others.
Note
  • Extra engraved title page with a vignette of an ant-hill; by J. Swan after W. Brown.
  • Dedication: "This volume of selections is respectfully inscribed to Allan Cunningham, and Thomas Hood, Esqrs ..."
Access (note)
  • Restricted access;
Call Number
Pforz (Ant)
OCLC
80374280
Title
The ant : a selection of pieces, chiefly narrative, in prose and verse, hitherto unappropriated by compilers.
Publisher
Glasgow : Printed by James Curll for Robertson & Atkinson; Oliver & Boyd, and Wm. Hunter, Edinburgh; and Simpkin & Marshall, London, 1827.
Type of Content
text
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
volume
Access
Restricted access; Pforzheimer Collection; Permit must be requested at the division indicated.
Local Note
Pforzheimer copy: Bound first, along with The ant, a periodical paper (Glasgow: Robertson & Atkinson, 1827). -- Contemporary black half calf, rebacked, marbled boards, red morocco spine label, gilt spine titling.
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Added Author
Swan, Joseph, 1796-1872, engraver.
Cunningham, Allan, 1784-1842, dedicatee.
Hood, Thomas, 1799-1845, dedicatee.
Curll, James, active 1823-1828, printer.
Hunter, William, active 1819-1843, publisher.
Atkinson & Co., publisher.
Oliver and Boyd (Edinburgh, Scotland), publisher.
Simpkin and Marshall, publisher.
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Online version: Ant : a selection of pieces, chiefly narrative : in prose and verse, hitherto unappropriated by compilers. Glasgow : Printed by J. Curll for Robertson & Atkinson, 1827 (OCoLC)871198834
Research Call Number
Pforz (Ant)
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