The world turn'd upside down, or The wonderful magic lantern. Illustrated with elegant engravings.

ID 20139
Title The world turn'd upside down, or The wonderful magic lantern. Illustrated with elegant engravings.
Contributors
Signed Author [Anonymous]
Pseudonym
Firms
Self-published No
Volumes 1
Pagination 16
Date of Publication 1814
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Date of First Publication
Imprint Published and sold wholesale by Wm. Charles, and may be had of all the booksellers. 1814. W. M'Culloch, printer.
Colophon
Copyright Statement
Location of Printing Philadelphia US
Format
Length (cm) 14
Width (cm)
Price (pound)
Price (shilling)
Price (pence)
Total Price (in pence)
Non-UK Price US$0.18
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Notes Title published 1814; Shaw-Shoemaker's title record mistakenly lists the publication date as 1811.
AAS Notes:
Poems by Ann Taylor, Jane Taylor, and Isaac Taylor (possibly Rev. Isaac Taylor or Isaac Taylor, Jr.).
Originally published under title Signor Topsy-Turvy's wonderful magic lantern (London, 1810).
Cover title: The world turn'd upside down, or The wonderful magic lantern. Illustrated with whimsical engravings. Part II. Philadelphia: Published and sold wholesale by Wm. Charles, and may be had of all the booksellers. Price, 18 3-4 cents. 1814.
Metal engravings presumably by William Charles. Cf. Weiss, Harry B. William Charles, early caricaturist, engraver and publisher of children's books, New York, 1932, p. 11.
"Of Wm. Charles, may be also had, recently published ..."--advertisement, back cover.
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,
Stewart, C.D. Taylors of Ongar,
The boy turned giant -- A little lady in a great fright -- The feather turned finery -- Servants turned masters -- The ass turned elephant -- Game turned sportsman -- The house turned topsy-turvy -- The fish turned fishers.
Upgraded
American Antiquarian Society copy lacks p. 15-16 and eighth plate. Some metal engravings hand-colored, probably by a former owner.
Hand-Verified No
Verified Yes
Attempted Verification No

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Taylor (later Gilbert), Ann, Taylor, Jane, Taylor, Jr., Isaac. The world turn'd upside down, or The wonderful magic lantern. Illustrated with elegant engravings.The Women's Print History Project, 2019, title ID 20139, https://womensprinthistoryproject.com/title/20139. Accessed 2024-12-22.

Taylor (later Gilbert), Ann, Jane Taylor, and Isaac Taylor, Jr.. The world turn'd upside down, or The wonderful magic lantern. Illustrated with elegant engravings. Philadelphia: William Charles, 1814. 

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  author={Taylor (later Gilbert),Ann and Taylor,Jane and Taylor, Jr.,Isaac},
  year={1814},
  title={The world turn'd upside down, or The wonderful magic lantern. Illustrated with elegant engravings.},
  publisher={William Charles \& },
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