Evenings at Home, or, The Juvenile Budget Opened: Consisting of a Variety of Miscellaneous Pieces for the Instruction and Amusement of Young Persons. By Mrs. Barbauld and Dr. Aikin. In Two Volumes.

ID 16299
Title Evenings at Home, or, The Juvenile Budget Opened: Consisting of a Variety of Miscellaneous Pieces for the Instruction and Amusement of Young Persons. By Mrs. Barbauld and Dr. Aikin. In Two Volumes.
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Signed Author By Mrs. Barbauld and Dr. Aikin.
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Self-published No
Volumes 2
Pagination I iv, ii, 3-348; II vi, 330
Date of Publication 1813
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Imprint Published by Cummings and Hilliard.
Colophon Cambridge: Hilliard & Metcalf.
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Location of Printing Boston US
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Length (cm) 15
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Notes AAS notes:
Vol. 1: iv, ii, 3-348 p.; v. 2: vi [i.e., iv], 330 p.
Error in paging: v. 2, p. iv misnumbered vi.
Shaw, R.R. American bibliography,
Welch, D.A. Bibliography of American children's books printed prior to 1821,
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American Antiquarian Society copy A in dark brown leather binding with black lettering piece and marbled endpapers. Vol. 2 has p. 239-240 misbound after p. 252; p. 273-274 misbound after p. 276; p. 289-290 misbound after p. 292. Vol. 2 bears ink stamp of S.W. Robinson. Inscribed: Simon W. Robinson.
American Antiquarian Society copy B lacks v. 2. Vol. 1 (14 cm.) lacks title leaf, p. 181-182, and p. 345-348; p. 313-314 mutilated. In light brown leather binding with red lettering piece. Pages 229-240 misbound after p. 244. Bears reader's annotations.
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Barbauld, Anna Laetitia, Aikin, John. Evenings at Home, or, The Juvenile Budget Opened: Consisting of a Variety of Miscellaneous Pieces for the Instruction and Amusement of Young Persons. By Mrs. Barbauld and Dr. Aikin. In Two Volumes.The Women's Print History Project, 2019, title ID 16299, https://womensprinthistoryproject.com/title/16299. Accessed 2023-03-31. 

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