Sophy: or, The punishment of idleness and disobedience. A moral tale. Written by Lucy Watkins.

ID 20368
Title Sophy: or, The punishment of idleness and disobedience. A moral tale. Written by Lucy Watkins.
Contributors
Signed Author Written by Lucy Watkins.
Pseudonym
Firms
Self-published No
Volumes 1
Pagination 16
Date of Publication 1819
Edition Statement
Edition Number 1
Date of First Publication 1819
Imprint Published & sold by Wm. Charles, no. 32, South Third Street
Colophon McCarty & Davis, printers.
Copyright Statement
Location of Printing Philadelphia US
Format
Length (cm) 13
Width (cm)
Price (pound)
Price (shilling)
Price (pence)
Total Price (in pence)
Non-UK Price US$0.12
Genre
Sources
Shelfmarks
Notes From AAS:
Probably engraved by William Charles as well.
"Price 12 1/2 cents plain. 13 1/2 cents coloured."--foot of front cover. Metal-engraved plates hand-colored.
"For sale by Wm. Charles ... "--advertisement, back cover.
Shaw, R.R. American bibliography,
Welch, D.A. Bibliography of American children's books printed prior to 1821,
Upgraded
American Antiquarian Society copy formerly owned by d'Alté A. Welch; the gift of the Welch family. Cover worn; lacks plates opposite p. 5, 7, 9, and 11; p. 11-12 mutilated. Inscribed: Eloisa Nolen [presen]ted [--] Nolen 1820.
Hand-Verified No
Verified Yes
Attempted Verification No

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Watkins, Lucy. Sophy: or, The punishment of idleness and disobedience. A moral tale. Written by Lucy Watkins.The Women's Print History Project, 2019, title ID 20368, https://womensprinthistoryproject.com/title/20368. Accessed 2025-10-29. 

@book{ wphp_20368
  author={Watkins,Lucy},
  year={1819},
  title={Sophy: or, The punishment of idleness and disobedience. A moral tale. Written by Lucy Watkins.},
  publisher={William Charles \& },
  address={Philadelphia},    }

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