The History and Adventures of Little William : A Companion to Little Eliza; Illustrated With a Series of Elegant Figures ; [Twelve Lines of Verse, With Caption: William at Home With His Parents] Pamphlet. c.1825-1834
- Published:
- Marlborough, Wiltshire : Adam Matthew Digital, Philadelphia : Morgan & Yeager, 2020.
- Physical Description:
- 8 unnumbered pages, 8 unnumbered leaves of plates : color illustrations ; 13 cm
- Additional Creators:
- Adam Matthew Digital (Firm)
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- Summary:
- "In verse. Cover title: The history and adventures of little William. (Companion to little Eliza.) Illustrated with eight copperplate engravings. [Four lines of verse]. Philadelphia: Published by Morgan & Yeager, at the juvenile bookstore, no. 114, Chesnut Street, first door below the post-office. Price, plain 18 3/4 cents -- coloured 25 cents. Engravings probably by William Charles, predecessor of Morgan & Yeager. Cf. Weiss, Harry B. William Charles, early caricaturist, engraver and publisher of children's books, New York, 1932. Engravings hand-colored. William Charles died on Aug. 29, 1820, and the business continued by his wife, Mary Charles, until her death on Jan. 25, 1823. An advertisement published in Poulson's American Daily Advertiser (Philadelphia, Pa.), Dec. 18, 1823, p. 3, announced that Morgan & Yeager was selling children's books from the stock of William Charles' widow Mary, and of the firm's intent to publish children's books. Morgan & Yeager published in Philadelphia from 1823 to 1825.The succeeding firm of Morgan & Sons printed from ca. 1825 through 1834. Neither Morgan & Yeager nor Morgan & Sons are listed in extant Philadelphia directories. "Of Morgan & Yeager may be had the following juvenile books ..."--advertisement, p. [4] of wrapper."
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- AMDigital Reference:254736
- Original Version:
- Reproduction of: The History and Adventures of Little William, : A Companion to Little Eliza; Illustrated With a Series of Elegant Figures ; [Twelve Lines of Verse, With Caption: William at Home With His Parents] , c.1825-1834
- Location of Originals:
- American Antiquarian Society
- Copyright Note:
- Content compilation (c) 2020, by the American Antiquarian Society. All rights reserved.
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