Little Manuel, the captive boy. A true story. By Mrs. Hofland

ID 17882
Title Little Manuel, the captive boy. A true story. By Mrs. Hofland
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Signed Author By Mrs. Hofland
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Self-published No
Volumes 1
Pagination 63
Date of Publication 1831
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Imprint B. Franklin Edmands, 24, Court Street
Colophon Press of James Loring
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Location of Printing Boston US
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Length (cm) 8
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Notes Publication date tentative.
AAS Notes: "The writer of this narrative received the particulars from Mr. Parker, an American artist, of great respectability, who happened to be at Nachitoches soon after the arrival of the poor boy, who had travelled a distance of about five hundred miles; being thirteen days on his miserable journey over an uninhabited country."--To our young readers, p. [3].
Cover title: Edmands's Lilliputian quarto. No. 1.
"Press of James Loring."--verso of title page.
Benjamin Franklin Edmands published at 24 Court St., Boston in 1831 and 1832.
"Also sold by Charles S. Francis, New-York."--foot of back cover.
In cloth; colors vary.
Includes poem "To a child on his birth-day. By Mrs. Hemans."--p. [64].
"The increasing demand, for those books of a religious cast, which have lately been issued from the press in this form, has induced the publication of this little work,--and it is hoped it will pleased all our young friends in whose hands it may be placed."--Advertisement, back cover.
Checklist of American imprints,
Bradbury, R.C. Antique United States miniature books, 1690-1900,
Welsh, D.V. Bibliography of miniature books (1470-1965),
American Antiquarian Society copy A in beige cloth. Lacks p. 15-16 and 23-26. Inscribed: A.M.C.
American Antiquarian Society copy B in pink cloth. Lacks spine, p. 27-28 and p. 59-60. Inscribed: John M. Davis. A pres sent from liza Cuttler.
American Antiquarian Society copy C in white printed cloth, with "Advertisement" on back cover. Lacks p. 15-16. Inscribed: Thomas Brown, Worcester Mass.
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Hofland, Barbara, Hemans, Felicia. Little Manuel, the captive boy. A true story. By Mrs. HoflandThe Women's Print History Project, 2019, title ID 17882, https://womensprinthistoryproject.com/title/17882. Accessed 2025-10-30.

Hofland, Barbara, and Felicia Hemans. Little Manuel, the captive boy. A true story. By Mrs. Hofland. Boston: Benjamin Franklin Edmands, 1831. 

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  author={Hofland,Barbara and Hemans,Felicia},
  year={1831},
  title={Little Manuel, the captive boy. A true story. By Mrs. Hofland},
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  address={Boston},    }

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