The daisy; or, Cautionary stories in verse. Adapted to the ideas of children from four to eight years old. Illustrated with sixteen engravings on copperplate.

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Title The daisy; or, Cautionary stories in verse. Adapted to the ideas of children from four to eight years old. Illustrated with sixteen engravings on copperplate.
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Volumes 1
Pagination 36
Date of Publication 1808
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Date of First Publication 1807
Imprint Published by Jacob Johnson, no. 147, Market-street.
Colophon (J. Adams, printer.)
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Location of Printing Philadelphia US
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Notes AAS Notes;
By Mrs. Elizabeth Turner.
Much of the text is printed out-of-order; some of the metal engravings are printed upside down, and on the wrong leaves. Cf. Welch's detailed collation note. Welch concludes, "This publisher's remainder is such a printer's botch it is doubtful that Jacob Johnson ever allowed these books to be put on sale."
"Jacob Johnson has lately published the following books for children ..."--advertisement, p. [36].
Shaw, R.R. American bibliography,
Welch, D.A. Bibliography of American children's books printed prior to 1821,
Rosenbach, A.S.W. Early American children's books,
I. Pretty puss -- II. The fairing -- III. The good boy -- IV. Frances and Henry -- V. The giddy girl -- VI. The good scholar -- VII. Drest or undrest -- [no VIII. printed?] -- IX. The idle boy -- X. Playful Pompey -- XI. Politeness -- XII. Come when you are called -- XIII. The new dolls -- XIV. Naughty Sam -- XV. The dizzy girl -- XVI. Charity.
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Turner, Elizabeth. The daisy; or, Cautionary stories in verse. Adapted to the ideas of children from four to eight years old. Illustrated with sixteen engravings on copperplate.The Women's Print History Project, 2019, title ID 15597, https://womensprinthistoryproject.com/title/15597. Accessed 2024-04-20. 

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  author={Turner,Elizabeth},
  year={1808},
  title={The daisy; or, Cautionary stories in verse. Adapted to the ideas of children from four to eight years old. Illustrated with sixteen engravings on copperplate.},
  publisher={Jacob Johnson},
  address={Philadelphia},    }

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