The busy bee. By Mrs. Sherwood, author of "Little Henry and his bearer," "Lucy Clare," &c.

ID 19616
Title The busy bee. By Mrs. Sherwood, author of "Little Henry and his bearer," "Lucy Clare," &c.
Contributors
Signed Author By Mrs. Sherwood, author of "Little Henry and his bearer," "Lucy Clare," &c.
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Firms
Self-published No
Volumes 1
Pagination 15, [1]
Date of Publication 1822
Edition Statement
Edition Number
Date of First Publication 1818
Imprint Published by Wm. Hyde. A. Shirley, printer
Colophon
Copyright Statement
Location of Printing Portland US
Format
Length (cm) 16
Width (cm)
Price (pound)
Price (shilling)
Price (pence)
Total Price (in pence)
Non-UK Price
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Shelfmarks
  • AAS 263994
Notes AAS notes: Variant states noted; one state has woodcuts of a beehive on p. [1] of wrapper and children sitting on p. [4] of wrapper; another state has woodcuts of a boy on a stool on p. [1] of wrapper and children standing on p. [4] of wrapper.
Last page blank.
Shoemaker, R.H. Checklist of American imprints for 1820-1829,
American Antiquarian Society copy A in blue wrapper (16 cm.) with woodcuts of a boy on a stool on p. [1] of wrapper and children standing on p. [4] of wrapper. Inscribed: Sarah Bailey.
American Antiquarian Society copy B in green wrapper (14 cm.) with woodcuts of a beehive on p. [1] of wrapper and children sitting on p. [4] of wrapper lacks p. 13-[16]. Sewn through the gathering. Inscribed: Roxana S. Stavely.
Hand-Verified No
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Attempted Verification Yes

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Sherwood, Mary Martha. The busy bee. By Mrs. Sherwood, author of "Little Henry and his bearer," "Lucy Clare," &c.The Women's Print History Project, 2019, title ID 19616, https://womensprinthistoryproject.com/title/19616. Accessed 2024-12-22. 

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  author={Sherwood,Mary Martha},
  year={1822},
  title={The busy bee. By Mrs. Sherwood, author of "Little Henry and his bearer," "Lucy Clare," &c.},
  publisher={William Hyde \& },
  address={Portland},    }

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