McGill Library's Chapbook Collection

Bibliographic Citation:

Youthful recreations. Philadelphia : J. Johnson, [between 1816 and 1818]

Publisher:

J. Johnson, [between 1816 and 1818]

Notes:

Undated. Date range from publisher's address at No. 147 Market-Street, cf. 19th century American children's book trade directory WWW site.
First sentence: "'All work and no play, makes Jack a dull boy.' Who this Jack was, we never heard, but we assent to the principle; and it must be confessed, that youth is the time to obtain a stock of health, and that is best promoted by moderate exercise."
Includes 16 woodcuts.
Copy in McGill Library's Rare Books and Special Collections: Gold-flecked yellow paper over boards; plate on p. [2] of cover reads "The Philip H. and A.S.W. Rosenbach Foundation Museum, Released 1968."

Physical Description:

text.chapbook.black and white, 96 x 62 mm.

Language:

English

Subject:

Games.
Chapbooks -- Specimens.

Genre/Form:

Chapbooks -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia -- 19th century

Chapbook Category:

Books of Instruction

Call Number:

PN970 J54 Y68 1816 Rare Books/Special Collections - Children's 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=7925

Chapbook Identifier:

PN970_J54_Y68_1816