The Girl's Scrap Book : Chapbook; Anthology. c.1839-1842.

Marlborough, Wiltshire : Adam Matthew Digital, Worcester [Mass] : Dorr, Howland & Co, 2020.

24, 24, 24 pages : illustrations ; 14 cm

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"A collection of three titles, each 24 p., and issued with separate title page bearing the imprint statement, "Worcester: Dorr, Howland & Co. Spooner & Howland, printers." Prose and poetry. Includes prayers. Title and imprint statement transcribed from upper cover. Dorr, Howland & Co. published in Worcester between 1831 and 1842. (Cf. Charles Nutt, Hist. of Worcester and its people, 1919, v. 2, p. 1099.) According to extant Worcester directories, Spooner & Howland printed in Worcester between at least 1839 and 1867. In printed boards with cloth spine. "My little song book. With many pictures."--24 p. (first count). Without music. Caption title: Song book. "Mamma's lessons. With many engravings."--24 p. (second count). "My little primer. With many engravings."--24 p. (third count). Publisher's advertisement, lower cover."

Children's literature and culture. Adam Matthew.

English

January 13, 2023

Adam Matthew Digital (Firm), digitiser.