McGill Library's Chapbook Collection

Bibliographic Citation:

A riddle book: for the use of children. Concord, N.H. : Rufus Merrill, 1843.

Alternative Title:

A riddle book.

Contributor:

Merrill, Rufus, 1803-1891, publisher.

Publisher:

Rufus Merrill, 1843.

Notes:

First sentence: "Come you that love riddles, And guess them so well; Now answer me all these, For I know you can tell."
Includes 8 woodcuts.
Copy in McGill Library Rare Books and Special Collections: orange wrappers.

Physical Description:

text.chapbook.black and white, 88 x 59 mm.

Language:

English

Subject:

Riddles, Juvenile.
Chapbooks -- Specimens.

Genre/Form:

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

Chapbook Category:

Jest Books, Humorous Fiction, Riddles

Call Number:

PN970 M477 R5 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=7507

Chapbook Identifier:

PN970_M477_R5_1843