The children in the wood an instructive tale by Clara English.

ID 17411
Title The children in the wood an instructive tale by Clara English.
Contributors
Signed Author By Clara English.
Pseudonym
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Self-published No
Volumes 1
Pagination 64
Date of Publication 1807
Edition Statement
Edition Number
Date of First Publication 1801
Imprint Publish'd by J. Johnson.
Colophon Joseph Rakestraw, printer.
Copyright Statement
Location of Printing Philadelphia US
Format
Length (cm) 16
Width (cm)
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Notes AAS Notes:
A version of the story in which an old woman finds the children in the wood and places them in a school of industry.
Contains metal-engraved illustrations that appear on the same pages as printed text. The title page is wholly engraved.
Cover title: Children in the wood. Sold at Munroe & Francis' Juvenile Library, 4 Cornhill, Boston.
"Joseph Rakestraw, printer."--colophon, p. [63].
Last page blank.
"A ballad. The children in the wood, or The Norfolk gentleman's last will and testament."--p. [57-63].
Shaw, R.R. American bibliography,
Welch, D.A. Bibliography of American children's books printed prior to 1821,
Rosenbach, A.S.W. Early American children's books,
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Condition reviewed
American Antiquarian Society has half of p. [25-26] torn away, with some loss of text. Has ink stamp of Charlotte E. Adams. Inscribed: Charlot Smith.
Hand-Verified No
Verified No
Attempted Verification Yes

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English, Clara. The children in the wood an instructive tale by Clara English.The Women's Print History Project, 2019, title ID 17411, https://womensprinthistoryproject.com/title/17411. Accessed 2024-04-19.

English, Clara. The children in the wood an instructive tale by Clara English. Philadelphia: Jacob Johnson, 1807. 

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  author={English,Clara},
  year={1807},
  title={The children in the wood an instructive tale by Clara English.},
  publisher={Jacob Johnson \& },
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