McGill Library's Chapbook Collection

Bibliographic Citation:

Book about America. Concord, N.H. : Rufus Merrill, 1850.

Contributor:

Merrill, Rufus, 1803-1891, publisher.

Publisher:

Rufus Merrill, 1850.

Notes:

In printed wrappers, with publishers advertisements on p. [4].
First sentence: "The population of America consists of Indian, whites, and negroes."
Includes 13 woodcuts.
Copy in McGill Library's Rare Books and Special Collections: yellow pictorial wrappers. Portland, Maine. Ephemera Fair. July/92. $30.00. Given to McGill. 2001.

Physical Description:

text.chapbook.black and white, 11 x 8 cm.

Language:

English

Subject:

Miniature books -- Specimens.
Chapbooks -- Specimens.
America -- Description and travel -- Juvenile literature.

Genre/Form:

Chapbooks -- New Hampshire -- Concord -- 19th century

Chapbook Category:

Geographical Description, Local History and Natural History

Call Number:

PN970 M477 B6 1850 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=7499

Chapbook Identifier:

PN970_M477_B6_1850