Maria, or the ever-blooming flower. (A tale for young ladies.) Adorned with cuts.

ID 19916
Title Maria, or the ever-blooming flower. (A tale for young ladies.) Adorned with cuts.
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Signed Author [Anonymous]
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Self-published No
Volumes 1
Pagination 30
Date of Publication 1819
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Imprint Sidney's Press. For J. Babcock & Son.
Colophon
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Location of Printing New Haven US
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Length (cm) 11
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Notes AAS Notes:
By Elizabeth Somerville. Reprinted from her The village maid, New York, 1803. The text is very similar to Charles Masson's Elmina.
First and last page blank; pasted to wrapper.
In metal-engraved pictorial wrapper; front cover engraving depicts a symbolic image of an eagle atop a canon flanked by a flag; back cover engraving depicts three boys ice skating, one of which has fallen. Engravings printed in blue ink.
Wood engraving on p. 30 is by Alexander Anderson; cf. Pomeroy.
"Morning."--poem, p. 29-30.
"Books. School books--of every kind in common use. Books for children--the variety unbounded. In boxes assorted, they are offered to booksellers ten per cent lower than they can be imported. Stationary--almost every article, that can be wanted in schools and academies. Sold wholesale & retail, by John Babcock and Son, Church Street, N. Haven. And by S. & W.R. Babcock, booksellers, Charleston, S.C. Cash paid for rags."--advertisement, p. [31].
Shaw, R.R. American bibliography,
Welch, D.A. Bibliography of American children's books printed prior to 1821,
Pomeroy, J.R. Alexander Anderson, 1775-1870,
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Somerville, Elizabeth. Maria, or the ever-blooming flower. (A tale for young ladies.) Adorned with cuts.The Women's Print History Project, 2019, title ID 19916, https://womensprinthistoryproject.com/title/19916. Accessed 2025-11-06.

Somerville, Elizabeth. Maria, or the ever-blooming flower. (A tale for young ladies.) Adorned with cuts. New Haven: John Babcock and Son, 1819. 

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