Lives of celebrated women / by the author of Peter Parley's tales.
| Author/creator | Author of Peter Parley's tales author. |
| Other author | Goodrich, Samuel G. (Samuel Griswold), 1793-1860 editor. |
| Other author | Chapman, J. G. (John Gadsby), 1808-1889, illustrator. |
| Other author | Adams, Joseph Alexander, 1803-1880, engraver. |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication | Boston : C.H. Peirce and G.C. Rand, 1848. |
| Description | 1 online resource (352 pages, 2 unnumbered leaves of plates) : illustrations, portraits. |
| Supplemental Content | Gale, Women's Studies Archive: Voice and Vision |
| Subjects |
| Series | Parley's cabinet library (Charles H. Peirce) ; vol. [6] Women's Studies Archive: Voice and Vision Goodrich, Samuel G. (Samuel Griswold), 1793-1860. Parley's cabinet library ; vol. [6]. ^A644008 Women's Studies Archive: Voice and Vision. UNAUTHORIZED |
| Contents | Lucretia and Margaret Davidson -- Mrs. Adams -- Mrs. Washington -- Madame de Stael -- Lady Hester Stanhope -- Hannah More -- Mrs. Barbauld -- Madame de Genlis -- Josephine -- Marie Antoinette -- Madame Roland -- Madame de Sévigné -- Mary, Queen of Scots -- Elizabeth, Queen of England -- Isabella of Spain -- Joan of Arc. |
| General note | Prepared under the direction of Samuel G. Goodrich. |
| General note | Copyright 1844 by S.G. Goodrich. |
| General note | "Press of George C. Rand & Co."--verso of title page. |
| General note | In green cloth. |
| General note | Added illustrated title page, second plate, engraved on wood by Joseph Alexander Adams after a drawing by John Gadsby Chapman. Cf. Hamilton, S., Early Amer. book illustrators and wood engravers 1670-1870, Vol. 2 supplement, 1968. |
| General note | "Parley's cabinet library ... Boston, C.H. Peirce"--series title, spine. |
| 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 |