The Juvenile library: containing the histories of Sanford and Merton, Martin and James, and The young robber: designed for the instruction and amusement of youth.

ID 16065
Title The Juvenile library: containing the histories of Sanford and Merton, Martin and James, and The young robber: designed for the instruction and amusement of youth.
Contributors
Signed Author [Anonymous]
Pseudonym
Firms
Self-published No
Volumes 3
Pagination I 48; II 60; III 48
Date of Publication 1810
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Date of First Publication
Imprint Printed and sold by J.C. Totten, no. 155 Chatham-street.
Colophon
Copyright Statement
Location of Printing New York US
Format
Length (cm) 14
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Notes AAS Notes:
Wood-engraved frontispiece signed: A [i.e., Alexander Anderson].
"The history of Sandford and Merton. A work intended for the use of children."--48 p., with separate title page. Tailpiece, p. 9, signed: H.D.
"Martin and James; or The reward of integrity: a moral tale, for the amusement and instruction of youth."--60 p., with separate title page. The author is evidently a woman; see the preface.
"The young robber; or, Dishonesty punished."--iv, [1], 6-48 p., with separate title page.
Shaw, R.R. American bibliography,
Welch, D.A. Bibliography of American children's books printed prior to 1821,
Princeton University. Early American book illustrators and wood engravers, 1670-1870 (1968 edition),
Pomeroy, J.R. Alexander Anderson, 1775-1870,
Catalogued
American Antiquarian Society CL copy disbound. Lacks p. 35-36 of The young robber.
American Antiquarian Society CL-Facs. copy is an electrostatic copy of original held by Princeton University. The gift of d'Alté A. Welch. Copy has only a sampling of the text, including collective t.p.; t.p. and p. 3-5, and 46-47 of Sandford and Merton; t.p., p. [2-7], and p. [58]-59 of Martin and James; and t.p., p. [ii]-iv, [5]-7, and 46-48 of The young robber.
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Day, Thomas. The Juvenile library: containing the histories of Sanford and Merton, Martin and James, and The young robber: designed for the instruction and amusement of youth.The Women's Print History Project, 2019, title ID 16065, https://womensprinthistoryproject.com/title/16065. Accessed 2025-10-27. 

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