McGill Library's Chapbook Collection

Bibliographic Citation:

The Wagon-boy, or, Trust in Providence. New York : Kiggins & Kellogg, [between 1856 and 1866]

Alternative Title:

Wagon-boy
Wagon boy
Trust in Providence

Contributor:

Howland, William.
Kiggins & Kellogg.

Publisher:

Kiggins & Kellogg, [between 1856 and 1866]

Notes:

Illustration on p. 7 signed "W. Howland."
Publisher's advertisements on back wrapper.
First sentence: "Richard Edwards was a studious boy; and while at school, he attended closely to his books, never suffering his attention to be diverted for a moment."
Includes 6 woodcuts.
Copy in McGill Library's Rare Books and Special Collections: 4 full-page black & white woodcuts; 1 cut in text; cut on title-page. Green pictorial wrappers. Portland, Maine. Ephemera Fair. July/92. 422.00. H. Burstein, Waltham, Mass. - '98 - $40.00. Given to mcGill, 2001.

Physical Description:

text.chapbook.black and white, 88 x 58 mm.

Language:

English

Subject:

Children's stories.
Conduct of life -- Juvenile literature.
Chapbooks -- Specimens.

Genre/Form:

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

Chapbook Category:

Religious and Moral

Call Number:

PN970 K5 W3 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=7478

Chapbook Identifier:

PN970_K5_W3_1856