Mysteries of the backwoods : including character, scenery and rural sports / by T.B. Thorpe ; with a portrait of Tom Owen, the bee hunter and other original illustrations, by Felix O.C. Darley.
| Author/creator | Thorpe, Thomas Bangs |
| Other author | Darley, Felix Octavius Carr, 1822-1888. |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Philadelphia : T.B. Peterson & Bros., [1869?] [c1865] |
| Description | [2], 7-190 p., [5] leaves of plates : ill. ; 20 cm. |
| Supplemental Content | Gale, Sabin Americana: History of the Americas, 1500-1926 |
| Subjects |
| Series | Sabin Americana : History of the Americas, 1500-1926 Library of humorous American works Sabin Americana : History of the Americas, 1500-1926. |
| Local note | Arts and Literature; Travel. |
| Local note | 2013AK17600. |
| General note | Cover title: Mysteries of the backwoods by T.B. Thorpe ... with beautiful illustrations from original designs by Darley. Philadelphia, T.B. Peterson & Bros. |
| General note | Added illustrated t.p. |
| General note | "Library of humorous American works. With illustrations by Darley."--cover. Cf. Smither, N. Library of humorous American works: A bibliographical study, 1936, p. 57-58, where this title, first issued by Peterson in 1865, is listed as no. 13 in the series. |
| General note | Some engravings by J.H. Brightly and R.S. Gilbert. |
| General note | Lithographed cover signed: T. Sinclair's Lith., Philada. A. Bigot, fecit. |
| General note | Publisher's advertisement for the Library of humorous American works, "Price 75 cents each," p. [4] of cover. According to Smither, the price was raised to 75 cents in 1869 when the publisher issued "the thirty-three titles accepted today as the Peterson 'Library of humorous American works.'" |
| General note | Title-vignette. |
| General note | Reproduction of the original from the American Antiquarian Society. |
| General note | Sabin no. 95663. |
| General note | Reproduction of original from The American Antiquarian Society. |
| Reproduction note | Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Gale, 2013. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements. |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |