Accession number
PML 89052
Creator
Abbott, Jacob, 1803-1879.
Published
Boston : Benjamin B. Mussey, 1848.
Credit line
Gift of Lincoln Kirstein, 1979.
Notes
Frontispiece and numerous stereotyped vignettes all unsigned.
"Manasseh Smith 1849 from his father ; Manassey Smith Jr. Deering Maine 1885 from his father"--inscription in black ink inside upper cover.
"Manasseh Smith, Jr. Woodford's ME."--label inside upper cover.
"The design of the series of volumes, which it is intended to issue under the general title of Marco Paul's Adventures in the Pursuit of Knowledge, is not merely to entertain the reader with a narrative of juvenile adventures, but also to communicate .. as extensive and varied information as possible, in respect to the geography, the scenery, the customs and the institutions of this country.."--preface.
"Manasseh Smith 1849 from his father ; Manassey Smith Jr. Deering Maine 1885 from his father"--inscription in black ink inside upper cover.
"Manasseh Smith, Jr. Woodford's ME."--label inside upper cover.
"The design of the series of volumes, which it is intended to issue under the general title of Marco Paul's Adventures in the Pursuit of Knowledge, is not merely to entertain the reader with a narrative of juvenile adventures, but also to communicate .. as extensive and varied information as possible, in respect to the geography, the scenery, the customs and the institutions of this country.."--preface.
Description
144, [2] p. : ill. ; 16 x 10 cm
Provenance
Manasseh Smith ; Manasseh Smith, Jr., inscriptions ; from the library of Lincoln Kirstein.
Binding
Publisher's 1/4 blue straight-grain morocco grain cloth with plain paper covered boards and paper spine label.
Classification
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Department