Aunt Mary's tales, for the entertainment and improvement of little boys. Addressed to her nephews. First American from the Third London Edition.

ID 17943
Title Aunt Mary's tales, for the entertainment and improvement of little boys. Addressed to her nephews. First American from the Third London Edition.
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Signed Author [Anonymous]
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Volumes 1
Pagination iv, 172
Date of Publication 1817
Edition Statement First American from the Third London Edition.
Edition Number 1
Date of First Publication 1817
Imprint Printed for D. Bliss, no. 59 Maiden Lane. Forbes & Co. Printers
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Location of Printing New York US
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Length (cm) 15
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Notes From AAS: "My wish has always been to convince you that natural history and philosophy are, in a great degree, accessible even to childish capacities, at the same time that the study is laying up stores of pleasure and amusement for the more advanced periods of life."--To my nephews, preface, p. [iii]-iv, signed: Mary [i.e., Mary Hughs].
Error in paging: p. 174 misnumbered 172.
Wood-engraved frontispiece signed: A [i.e., Alexander Anderson].
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,
Pomeroy, J.R. Alexander Anderson, 1775-1870,
The rival friend -- The ghost.
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American Antiquarian Society copy has the bookseller's label of "Cummings & Hilliard, booksellers and stationers, no. 1, Cornhill--Boston. 1818." Inscribed: A reward of merit from Sam'l Grule, to his pupil S. May Jr. July 1st 1821.
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Hughes, Mary Robson. Aunt Mary's tales, for the entertainment and improvement of little boys. Addressed to her nephews. First American from the Third London Edition.The Women's Print History Project, 2019, title ID 17943, https://womensprinthistoryproject.com/title/17943. Accessed 2025-01-22. 

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  year={1817},
  title={Aunt Mary's tales, for the entertainment and improvement of little boys. Addressed to her nephews. First American from the Third London Edition.},
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