The poor woodcutter : and other stories / by T.S. Arthur ; with illustrations from original designs by Croome.
| Author/creator | Arthur, T. S. author. |
| Other author | Croome, William, 1790-1860, illustrator. |
| Other author | Gihon, William B., engraver. |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication | Philadelphia : J.B. Lippincott & Co., 1863. |
| Description | 1 online resource (151 pages, 5 unnumbered leaves of plates) : illustrations. |
| Supplemental Content | Gale, Women's Studies Archive: Voice and Vision |
| Subjects |
| Series | Arthur's juvenile library Women's Studies Archive: Voice and Vision Arthur, T. S. (Timothy Shay), 1809-1885. Arthur's juvenile library (J.B. Lippincott & Co.) UNAUTHORIZED Women's Studies Archive: Voice and Vision. UNAUTHORIZED |
| Contents | The poor woodcutter -- An evening at home -- The temperance meeting in Steve Miller's bar-room -- I'll see about it -- A good investment -- Beauty -- The knight, the hermit, and the man -- The merchant's dream. |
| General note | "While several volumes in this series of books for the young are addressed to children as children, others, like this one, are addressed to them as our future men and women ... Most of the actors are men and women,--and the trials and temptations to which they are subjected, such as are experienced in maturer years."--Introduction, p. 7. |
| General note | Title in hand issued with 11 other titles in a 17 x 22 x 12 cm. stiff-paper box. |
| General note | Copyright 1852 by Lippincott, Grambo & Co. |
| General note | "Stereotyped by L. Johnson & Co. Philadelphia."--verso of title page and colophon. |
| General note | Last page blank. Pagination includes three additional wood-engraved plates. Apparently, the sixth plate was intended to be placed between p. 94 and 97, but it was bound between p. 92 and 93. |
| General note | In rose cloth. |
| General note | Illustrated series title, second plate, signed, "Gihon" (i.e, William B. Gihon). |
| General note | "Arthur's juvenile library. J.B. Lippincott & Co. Philada."--series title page. |
| General note | Reproduction of the original from the American Antiquarian Society. |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |