WPHP

ID	16034
Title	Hesitation; or, To Marry, or Not to Marry? By the Author of The Balance of Comfort, The Bachelor and Married Man, &c. In Two Volumes.
Contributors	Ross, Mrs. (Author) Lester, Elizabeth B. (Author)
Signed Author	By the Author of The Balance of Comfort, The Bachelor and Married Man, &c.
Pseudonym
Firms	William B. Gilley (Publisher) Cornelius S. Van Winkle (Printer) Clayton & Kingsland (Printer)
Self-published	No
Volumes	2
Pagination	I 273; II 259
Date of Publication	1819
Edition Statement
Edition Number	1
Date of First Publication	1819
Imprint	Published by W.B. Gilley, no. 92 Broadway. Clayton & Kingsland, Printers.
Colophon
Copyright Statement
Location of Printing	New York US

Format	Duodecimo (12mo)
Length (cm)	20
Width (cm)
Price (pound)
Price (shilling)
Price (pence)
Total Price (in pence)
Non-UK Price
Genre	Fiction Novel
Sources	American Antiquarian Society: 306105 Google Books: https://www.google.ca/books/edition/Hesitation/YqglAAAAMAAJ America's Historical Imprints II: Shaw-Shoemaker, 1801-1819: 48220 Hathi Trust Digital Library: https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/008665039
Shelfmarks	AAS 306105
Notes	Alternate title: Hesitation; or, To Marry, or Not to Marry, A Novel. By the Author of The Balance of Comfort, The Bachelor and Married Man, &c. In Two Volumes. Volume II lists a different printer in the imprint: "X.S. Van Winkle, Printer." Google Books and Hathi Trust carry digitizations of the second volume only. AAS Notes: Running title: Hours of hesitation. Generally attributed to Mrs. Ross, author of The balance of comfort. However, a strong case has been made that The bachelor and married man, and other later titles attributed to Mrs. Ross are, in fact, by Elizabeth B. Lester. See Garside, Peter. Mrs. Ross and Elizabeth B. Lester (Cardiff Corvey Articles, Issue 2, 30 Sept. 1999). Vol. 2 has imprint: New-York: Published by W.B. Gilley, 92 Broadway. C.S. Van Winkle, printer. 1819. Vol. 1: 273, [1] p.; v. 2: 259, [1] p. Last page v. 1-2 blank. Vol. 1 described separately at Shaw 49323 and v. 2 at Shaw 49324. W.B. Gilley has recently published ..."--v. 1, p. [4] of cover. "Recently published by W.B. Gilley ..."--v. 2, p. [4] of cover. Shaw, R.R. American bibliography, Upgraded Condition reviewed American Antiquarian Society copy has ink stamp and bookplate of the Redwood Library, Newport, R.I., the bequest of Jos. J. Cook, Prov. rec'd March 1883.
Hand-Verified	No
Verified	Yes
Attempted Verification	No

Cite this Page

Ross, Mrs., Lester, Elizabeth B.. Hesitation; or, To Marry, or Not to Marry? By the Author of The Balance of Comfort, The Bachelor and Married Man, &c. In Two Volumes.The Women's Print History Project, 2019, title ID 16034, https://womensprinthistoryproject.com/title/16034. Accessed 2024-11-04.

Ross, Mrs. and Elizabeth B. Lester. Hesitation; or, To Marry, or Not to Marry? By the Author of The Balance of Comfort, The Bachelor and Married Man, &c. In Two Volumes. New York: William B. Gilley, 1819.

Ross , M., & Lester , E.B. (1819). Hesitation; or, to marry, or not to marry? by the author of the balance of comfort, the bachelor and married man, &c. in two volumes. New York: William B. Gilley.

Ross, Mrs., and Elizabeth B. Lester. Hesitation; or, To Marry, or Not to Marry? By the Author of The Balance of Comfort, The Bachelor and Married Man, &c. In Two Volumes. New York: William B. Gilley, 1819.

@book{ wphp_16034
  author={Ross,Mrs. and Lester,Elizabeth B.},
  year={1819},
  title={Hesitation; or, To Marry, or Not to Marry? By the Author of The Balance of Comfort, The Bachelor and Married Man, &c.  In Two Volumes.},
  publisher={William B. Gilley \& },
  address={New York},    }

Suggestions and Comments for Hesitation; or, To Marry, or Not to Marry? By the Author of The Balance of Comfort, The Bachelor and Married Man, &c. In Two Volumes.