Ditties for children. By a lady of Boston.

ID 19932
Title Ditties for children. By a lady of Boston.
Contributors
Signed Author By a lady of Boston.
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Self-published No
Volumes 1
Pagination 36
Date of Publication 1818
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Imprint Published by Benjamin Warner, no. 147, Market Street. Lydia R. Bailey, printer.
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Copyright Statement District of Pennsylvania, to wit: Be It Remembered, That on the eighth day of February, in the thirty-seventh year of the Independence of the United States of America, A. D. 1813, Johnson and Warner, of the said District, have deposited in this office the Title of a Book, the right whereof they claim as proprietors, in the words following, to wit: "Ditties for Children. By a Lady of Boston." In conformity to the act of Congress of the United States, intituled, "An act for the encouragement of learning, be securing the copies of maps, charts, and books, to the authors and proprietors of such copies, during the times therein mentioned." And also to the act entitled, "An act supplementary to an act entitled, " An act for the encouragement of learning, by securing the copies of maps, charts, and books, to the authors and proprietors of such copies, during the times therein mentioned," and extending the benefits thereof to the arts of designing, engraving, and etching historical and other prints." D. Caldwell, Clerk of the District of Pennsylvania.
Location of Printing Philadelphia US
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Length (cm) 15
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Notes AAS Notes:
By Nancy Sproat.
Copyright Feb. 8, 1813 by Johnson and Warner.
Includes wood engravings by Alexander Anderson.
"The following interesting little books are published and for sale by Benjamin Warner. ..."--advertisement, back cover.
Shaw, R.R. American bibliography,
Welch, D.A. Bibliography of American children's books printed prior to 1821,
Nipps, K. Lydia Bailey,
Pomeroy, J.R. Alexander Anderson, 1775-1870,
The snow-birds -- Pudding and milk -- Morning walk -- The beggar -- Sunday -- Lazy Jane -- The good boy -- Ellen -- The little liar -- The little thief -- Little Charles -- The naughty girl -- Morning -- Evening.
Upgraded
American Antiquarian Society copy lacks p. 15-16 and 21-22. The gift of Charles Henry Taylor, 1934. Some wood engravings hand-colored, probably by a former owner. Inscribed: Mary S. Masland, from her affectionate Aunt Mary.
Hand-Verified No
Verified Yes
Attempted Verification No

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Sproat, Nancy. Ditties for children. By a lady of Boston.The Women's Print History Project, 2019, title ID 19932, https://womensprinthistoryproject.com/title/19932. Accessed 2025-10-26.

Sproat, Nancy. Ditties for children. By a lady of Boston. Philadelphia: Benjamin Warner [Market Street], 1818.

Sproat , N. (1818). Ditties for children. by a lady of boston. Philadelphia: Benjamin Warner [Market Street]

Sproat, Nancy. Ditties for children. By a lady of Boston. Philadelphia: Benjamin Warner [Market Street], 1818. 

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  author={Sproat,Nancy},
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  title={Ditties for children. By a lady of Boston.},
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