McGill Library's Chapbook Collection

Bibliographic Citation:

The child's book about whales. Concord, N.H. : Rufus Merrill and Co., 1843.

Contributor:

Merrill, Rufus, 1803-1891, publisher.

Publisher:

Rufus Merrill and Co., 1843.

Notes:

Series statement from publisher's advertisement on wrappers.
Woodcuts: title-page vignette; text illustrations.
Alphabet: p. [2]
At head of cover title: No. 10.
First sentence: "The whale is not only the largest fish, but he is the largest animal in the world."
Includes 5 woodcuts.
Copy in McGill Library's Rare Books and Special Collections: blue decorated wrappers with cut of whale on front wrapper. Acadia Book Service, Castine, Maine. July/82. $50.00. Aleph-Bet. Valley Cottage, N.Y. -'97 - $200.00. Given to McGill 2001.

Physical Description:

text.chapbook.black and white, 11 x 7 cm.

Language:

English

Subject:

Whales -- Juvenile literature.
Whaling -- Juvenile literature.
Chapbooks -- Specimens.

Genre/Form:

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

Chapbook Category:

Geographical Description, Local History and Natural History

Call Number:

PN970 M477 C4 1843 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=7500

Chapbook Identifier:

PN970_M477_C4_1843