Bibliographic Citation:
Happy home. New York ; Philadelphia : Published by Turner & Fisher, [between 1836 and 1849?]
Contributor:
Publisher:
Published by Turner & Fisher, [between 1836 and 1849?]
Notes:
- Cover title.
- Series statement at head of title.
- The firm Turner & Fisher published in New York from 1836 until 1849, and in Philadelphia from 1835 until 1849; cf. 19th Century American Children's Book Trade Directory WWW site.
- Wood-engravings colored by hand.
- Publisher's advertisement, p. [4] of wrapper.
- In verse.
- First sentence: "At length the happy time draws near, When George is to return, Back to his cheerful sports and see His parents and his home."
- Includes 15 woodcuts.
- Copy in McGill Library's Rare Books and Special Collections: 8 half-page hand-coloured woodcuts, one on each page of text. Pictorial hand-coloured wrappers. Adelphi Book Shop. Victoria, B.C. Feb/66. $6.50. Given to McGill 2001.
Physical Description:
text.chapbook.black and white, 12 x 8 cm.
Language:
English
Subject:
Genre/Form:
Chapbook Category:
Metrical Tales and Other Verse
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.
Copyright:
All images licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 - http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/deed.en_US. For information, please contact Rare Books and Special Collections, McGill University Library.
Link to this chapbook:
http://digital.library.mcgill.ca/chapbooks/fullrecord.php?ID=7581
Chapbook Identifier:
PN970_T87_H3_1836