The silver thimble. By the author of Instructive tales, &c.

ID 20260
Title The silver thimble. By the author of Instructive tales, &c.
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Signed Author By the author of Instructive tales, &c.
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Self-published No
Volumes 1
Pagination 123
Date of Publication 1801
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Date of First Publication 1799
Imprint Printed by B. & J. Johnson, no. 147, Market Street
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Location of Printing Philadelphia US
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Length (cm) 14
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Notes From AAS:
Authorship attributed to Sarah Trimmer.
Error in paging: p. 103 misnumbered 10. The page number on p. 90 is printed upside down.
"B. & J. Johnson have lately published, the following books, for children ... Now in press, and will soon be published, Rational brutes ... Juvenile trials ... The happy family, at Eason House ..."--advertisement, p. [126-127].
Shaw, R.R. American bibliography,
Welch, D.A. Bibliography of American children's books printed prior to 1821,

American Antiquarian Society copy frontispiece engraving hand-colored, probably under the direction of the publisher. Inscribed: Harriet Perkins' book, given her by her sister Betsy Ingraham. Norwich; Abby Perkins.
Hand-Verified No
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Attempted Verification No

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Trimmer, Sarah. The silver thimble. By the author of Instructive tales, &c.The Women's Print History Project, 2019, title ID 20260, https://womensprinthistoryproject.com/title/20260. Accessed 2025-10-29.

Trimmer, Sarah. The silver thimble. By the author of Instructive tales, &c. Philadelphia: B. & J. Johnson, 1801. 

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  author={Trimmer,Sarah},
  year={1801},
  title={The silver thimble. By the author of Instructive tales, &c.},
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