My sister. A poem by Mary Belson. Illustrated with elegant engravings.

ID 17370
Title My sister. A poem by Mary Belson. Illustrated with elegant engravings.
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Signed Author By Mary Belson.
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Volumes 1
Pagination 6
Date of Publication 1816
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Date of First Publication 1816
Imprint Published and sold by Wm Charles price plain 12 1/2 cents coloured [blank] cents.
Colophon
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Location of Printing Philadelphia US
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Length (cm) 14
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Notes AAS Notes:
Written by Mary (Belson Elliott) in imitation of Ann Taylor's "My mother."
Cover title.
Text and illustrations are metal-engraved throughout, presumably by William Charles. Cf. Weiss, Harry B. William Charles, early caricaturist, engraver and publisher of children's books, New York, 1932, p. 10.
"Of Wm Charles may also be had the following little poems (in the same stile [sic] as this) My mother. My son. My daughter. Our Saviour. Gratitude. and a variety of others."--advertisement, back cover.
Shaw, R.R. American bibliography,
Welch, D.A. Bibliography of American children's books printed prior to 1821,
Moon, M. Children's books of Mary (Belson) Elliott,
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American Antiquarian Society copy the gift of the family of d'Alté A. Welch. Inscribed: George Campbell Smith Rea, Jany. 1st. 1819.
Hand-Verified No
Verified Yes
Attempted Verification No

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Elliott, Mary Belson. My sister. A poem by Mary Belson. Illustrated with elegant engravings.The Women's Print History Project, 2019, title ID 17370, https://womensprinthistoryproject.com/title/17370. Accessed 2025-10-22.

Elliott, Mary B. My sister. A poem by Mary Belson. Illustrated with elegant engravings. Philadelphia: William Charles, 1816. 

@book{ wphp_17370
  author={Elliott,Mary Belson},
  year={1816},
  title={My sister. A poem by Mary Belson. Illustrated with elegant engravings.},
  publisher={William Charles},
  address={Philadelphia},    }

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