The deserted boy; or, Cruel parents. A tale of truth. Calculated to promote benevolence in children. Written by Miss Horwood.

ID 17915
Title The deserted boy; or, Cruel parents. A tale of truth. Calculated to promote benevolence in children. Written by Miss Horwood.
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Signed Author Written by Miss Horwood.
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Self-published No
Volumes 1
Pagination 12
Date of Publication 1816
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Imprint Published and sold by Wm. Charles, no. 32 South Third-street.
Colophon
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Location of Printing Philadelphia US
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Length (cm) 14
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Notes AAS Notes:
In verse.
Cover transcription: The deserted boy, or Cruel parents. A moral tale. Embellished with beautiful engravings. Philadelphia: published by Wm. Charles, no. 32, South Third-street. Price plain, 12 1/2 cents--coloured, 18 3/4 cents.
"Wm. Charles, has recently published ..."--advertisement, lower cover.
Shaw, R.R. American bibliography,
Welch, D.A. Bibliography of American children's books printed prior to 1821,
Catalogued
American Antiquarian Society copy lacks frontispiece and plate facing p. 12. The plates intended to face p. 5 and 10 are bound before the title page. Part of the Helen & Benjamin Tighe Collection of American Children's Books. The collection is the gift to AAS of Elisabeth Ball, 1969.
Hand-Verified No
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Horwood, Caroline. The deserted boy; or, Cruel parents. A tale of truth. Calculated to promote benevolence in children. Written by Miss Horwood.The Women's Print History Project, 2019, title ID 17915, https://womensprinthistoryproject.com/title/17915. Accessed 2024-04-29. 

@book{ wphp_17915
  author={Horwood,Caroline},
  year={1816},
  title={The deserted boy; or, Cruel parents. A tale of truth. Calculated to promote benevolence in children. Written by Miss Horwood.},
  publisher={William Charles},
  address={Philadelphia},    }

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