The old man, his children, and the bundle of sticks. A fable.

ID 18622
Title The old man, his children, and the bundle of sticks. A fable.
Contributors
Signed Author [Anonymous]
Pseudonym
Firms
Self-published No
Volumes 1
Pagination 1
Date of Publication 1803
Edition Statement
Edition Number
Date of First Publication
Imprint Printed and sold by Samuel Etheridge.
Colophon
Copyright Statement
Location of Printing Charlestown US
Format
Length (cm) 31
Width (cm)
Price (pound)
Price (shilling)
Price (pence)
Total Price (in pence)
Non-UK Price
Genre
Sources
Shelfmarks
Notes AAS Notes:
Verse of ninety-six lines; first line: A good old man, no matter where.
Attributed to Hannah More in Rosenbach, A.S.W. Children's books, no. 338.
Samuel Etheridge moved his printing office from Boston to Charlestown, Mass., in 1799 and continued to print there until 1808. Ms. inscriptions on a copy recently purchased by Michael Zinman are dated 1803 and 1804.
Text in two columns; printed area, including ornamental border, measures 39.9 x 20.5 cm.
Shaw, R.R. American bibliography,
American Antiquarian Society. Society's chief joys,
Hand-Verified No
Verified No
Attempted Verification Yes

Cite this Page

More, Hannah. The old man, his children, and the bundle of sticks. A fable.The Women's Print History Project, 2019, title ID 18622, https://womensprinthistoryproject.com/title/18622. Accessed 2025-11-05. 

@book{ wphp_18622
  author={More,Hannah},
  year={1803},
  title={The old man, his children, and the bundle of sticks. A fable.},
  publisher={},
  address={Charlestown},    }

Suggestions and Comments for The old man, his children, and the bundle of sticks. A fable.
Follow Up