McGill Library's Chapbook Collection

Bibliographic Citation:

Little George, or, Temptation resisted. New York : Kiggins & Kellogg, 123 & 125 William St., [between 1856 and 1866]

Alternative Title:

Temptation resisted
Schoolboy days

Contributor:

Kiggins & Kellogg, publisher.

Publisher:

Kiggins & Kellogg, 123 & 125 William St., [between 1856 and 1866]

Notes:

Kiggins & Kellogg was located at 123 & 125 William St. between 1856 and 1866. (The firm was listed at 128 William St. in directories for 1857-1859 and alternately at 123 and 125 William St. between 1859 and 1866).
Series information on wrappers.
Printed pictorial wrappers.
Publisher's advertisements on back wrapper.
Includes, in verse, (p. 15-16): Schoolboy days.
First sentence: "There is little George Wilcox, going to school, with his book under his arm."
Includes 7 woodcuts.
Copy in McGill Library Rare Books and Special Collections: buff wrappers.

Physical Description:

text.chapbook.black and white, 12 x 8 cm.

Language:

English

Subject:

Chapbooks -- Specimens.

Genre/Form:

Chapbooks -- New York (State) -- New York -- 19th century

Chapbook Category:

Religious and Moral

Call Number:

PN970 K5 L58 1856 Rare Books/Special Collections - Sheila R. Bourke Collection

Digital Collection:

McGill Library's Chapbook Collection

Sponsor:

The McGill Library's Chapbook Collection was made possible through a generous donation from the Harold Crabtree Foundation.

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Link to this chapbook:

http://digital.library.mcgill.ca/chapbooks/fullrecord.php?ID=7467

Chapbook Identifier:

PN970_K5_L58_1856