The peacock "at home:" a sequel to The butterfly's ball. Written by a lady.

ID 17159
Title The peacock "at home:" a sequel to The butterfly's ball. Written by a lady.
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Signed Author Written by a lady.
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Self-published No
Volumes 1
Pagination 20
Date of Publication 1808
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Imprint Published by David Longworth, at the Dramatic Repository, Shakespeare Gallery.
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Location of Printing New York US
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Length (cm) 15
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Notes AAS Notes:
In verse.
Cover title: No. I. of The substitute, containing The peacock at home. Being a sequel to "The butterfly's ball" written by a lady. To which is added The butterfly's ball. New-York: Published by David Longworth. 1808.
Attributed by Welch to Catherine Ann Turner Dorset. The butterfly's ball was written by William Roscoe.
Wood-engraved plates signed: A.A. [i.e., Alexander Anderson].
"The butterfly's ball, and the grasshopper's feast."--p. [17]-20, in verse. By William Roscoe.
Shaw, R.R. American bibliography,
Welch, D.A. Bibliography of American children's books printed prior to 1821,
Pomeroy, J.R. Alexander Anderson, 1775-1870,
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American Antiquarian Society copy has bookplate of d'Alté A. Welch; the gift of his family.
Hand-Verified No
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Dorset, Catherine Anne Turner, Roscoe, William. The peacock "at home:" a sequel to The butterfly's ball. Written by a lady.The Women's Print History Project, 2019, title ID 17159, https://womensprinthistoryproject.com/title/17159. Accessed 2024-04-27.

Dorset, Catherine, A., T., and William Roscoe. The peacock "at home:" a sequel to The butterfly's ball. Written by a lady. New York: David Longworth, 1808. 

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  author={Dorset,Catherine Anne Turner and Roscoe,William},
  year={1808},
  title={The peacock "at home:" a sequel to The butterfly's ball. Written by a lady.},
  publisher={David Longworth},
  address={New York},    }

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