Accession number
PML 89083
Creator
Abbott, Jacob, 1803-1879.
Published
Boston : Benjamin B. Mussey, 1848.
Credit line
Gift of Lincoln Kirstein, 1979.
Notes
Half title.
"From the Boys' and Girls' Magazine"--p. [1]
Six full-page engraved illustrations, including frontispiece, some signed FEW or F. Worcester Sc., and several vignettes.
Title page vignette.
"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 in connexion with them, as extensive and varied information as possible, in respect to the geography, the scenery, the customs and the institutions of this country, as they present themselves to the observation of the little traveller, who makes his excursions under the guidance of an intelligent and well-informed companiion, qualified to assist him in the acquisition of knowledge and in the formation of character"--preface.
"Manasseh Smith Warren Maine 1849 from his father - Manasseh Smith Jr. Deering Maine 1885 from his father"-- inscriptions in black ink inside upper cover.
"Manasseh Smith Jr. Woodford's ME"--Owner's label inside upper cover.
"From the Boys' and Girls' Magazine"--p. [1]
Six full-page engraved illustrations, including frontispiece, some signed FEW or F. Worcester Sc., and several vignettes.
Title page vignette.
"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 in connexion with them, as extensive and varied information as possible, in respect to the geography, the scenery, the customs and the institutions of this country, as they present themselves to the observation of the little traveller, who makes his excursions under the guidance of an intelligent and well-informed companiion, qualified to assist him in the acquisition of knowledge and in the formation of character"--preface.
"Manasseh Smith Warren Maine 1849 from his father - Manasseh Smith Jr. Deering Maine 1885 from his father"-- inscriptions in black ink inside upper cover.
"Manasseh Smith Jr. Woodford's ME"--Owner's label inside upper cover.
Description
[2], 133, [5] p. : ill. (engravings) ; 16 x 10 cm
Provenance
Manasseh Smith; Manasseh Smith Jr., inscriptions ; from the library of Lincoln Kirstein.
Binding
Publisher's 1/4 green ribbed-morocco grain cloth, with plain buff paper covered boards and paper title label printed in black, pasted on spine.
Classification
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Department