Evenings at Home; or, The Juvenile Budget Opened. Consisting of a Variety of Miscellaneous Pieces, for the Instruction and Amusement of Young Persons.

ID 16302
Title Evenings at Home; or, The Juvenile Budget Opened. Consisting of a Variety of Miscellaneous Pieces, for the Instruction and Amusement of Young Persons.
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Signed Author [Anonymous]
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Self-published No
Volumes 3
Pagination I [2], 144, [8], 146, [2]; II [4], 146, [2]; III [4], 151, [5], 150, [2]
Date of Publication 1799
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Imprint Printed in London: reprinted at Salem, by Thomas C. Cushing; and sold at the Bible and Heart.
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Location of Printing Salem US
Format Duodecimo (12mo)
Length (cm) 17
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Notes AAS notes:
Attributed to John Aikin and his sister Anna Letitia Barbauld. Cf. Dictionary of national biography.
Vol. 1 contains publisher's volumes 1-2; v. 2, publisher's volumes 3-4; v. 3, publisher's volumes 5-6. Each publisher's volume has separate title page.
Publisher's volume 1 (Evans 31699) has 1797 imprint. Welch notes that the 1797 imprint date is probably a misprint for 1799. Publisher's volumes 2-6 (Evans 35087) have 1799 imprint. Imprint of publisher's volumes 3-6 varies: Printed in London: reprinted at Salem, for Thomas C. Cushing; and sold at the Bible and Heart, 1799.
Signatures: v. 1, [A]1 B-N⁶; [A]⁴ B-D⁴ E-O⁶ P⁴ (P4 verso blank); v. 2, [A]² B-D⁴ E-O⁶ P² (P2 blank); v. 3, [A]² B-N⁶ O⁴ (O4 verso blank); [A]² B-N⁶ O⁴ (O4 blank).
Vol. 1: [2], 144, [8], 146, [2] p.; v. 2: [4], 146, [2] p.; v. 3: [4], 151, [5], 150, [2] p.
Evans, C. American bibliography,
Evans, C. American bibliography,
Welch, D.A. Bibliography of American children's books printed prior to 1821,
English short title catalogue,
American Antiquarian Society copy lacks v. 2 (publisher's vols. 3-4). The gift of the Essex Institute. Vol. 1 inscribed: Susan Tufts, Weymouth.
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Aikin, John, Barbauld, Anna Laetitia. Evenings at Home; or, The Juvenile Budget Opened. Consisting of a Variety of Miscellaneous Pieces, for the Instruction and Amusement of Young Persons.The Women's Print History Project, 2019, title ID 16302, https://womensprinthistoryproject.com/title/16302. Accessed 2025-07-13. 

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  year={1799},
  title={Evenings at Home; or, The Juvenile Budget Opened. Consisting of a Variety of Miscellaneous Pieces, for the Instruction and Amusement of Young Persons.},
  publisher={},
  address={Salem},    }

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