The History of Perourou, the Bellows-Mender. With Other Amusing and Instructive Histories.

ID 16051
Title The History of Perourou, the Bellows-Mender. With Other Amusing and Instructive Histories.
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Volumes 1
Pagination 179
Date of Publication 1802
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Date of First Publication 1801
Imprint Printed for G. Douglas, Bookseller.
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Location of Printing Baltimore US
Format Duodecimo (12mo)
Length (cm) 14
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Notes AAS Notes:
Stories and poems. According to Welch, only two pieces in this collection, The history of Perourou and The history of Auguste and Madelaine--were written for children, the other pieces are "open to question."
Error in paging: p. 114 misnumbered 110.
"Just published ..."--advertisement, p. 108.
"Just published, and now selling by the printer hereof. ..."--advertisement, p. [180].
Shaw, R.R. American bibliography,
Welch, D.A. Bibliography of American children's books printed prior to 1821,
The history of Perourou [by Helen Maria Williams] -- The story of La Roche [by Henry Mackenzie] -- The history of Auguste and Madelaine -- A Provencal tale -- Alonzo the brave and fair Imogine [by Matthew Gregory Lewis] -- Sir Betrand, a fragment -- Bishop Bruno, an ancient fragment -- Cornelius Agrigppa's bloody book -- Narrative of the sufferings of James Bristow during ten years' captivity with Hyder Alley and Tippoo Saib.
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American Antiquarian Society copy p. 25-26 mutilated.
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Williams, Helen Maria, Mackenzie, Henry, Lewis, Matthew Gregory. The History of Perourou, the Bellows-Mender. With Other Amusing and Instructive Histories.The Women's Print History Project, 2019, title ID 16051, https://womensprinthistoryproject.com/title/16051. Accessed 2024-04-19.

Williams, Helen, M., Henry Mackenzie, and Matthew G. Lewis. The History of Perourou, the Bellows-Mender. With Other Amusing and Instructive Histories. Baltimore: G. Douglas, 1802. 

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  author={Williams,Helen Maria and Mackenzie,Henry and Lewis,Matthew Gregory},
  year={1802},
  title={The History of Perourou, the Bellows-Mender. With Other Amusing and Instructive Histories.},
  publisher={G. Douglas},
  address={Baltimore},    }

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