Evenings at home; or, The juvenile budget opened : Consisting of a variety of miscellaneous pieces, for the instruction and amusement of young persons. Vol. I[-IV].
| Author/creator | Aikin, John |
| Other author | Barbauld, Mrs. (Anna Letitia), 1743-1825. |
| Format | Microform |
| Publication Info | [Salem, Mass.] : Printed in London: reprinted at Salem, by Thomas C. Cushing; and sold at the Bible and Heart, 1797 [i.e., 1799] |
| Description | 3 volumes ; 17 cm (12mo) |
| Series | Early American imprints. First series ; no. 31699 Early American imprints. First series ; no. 31699. ^A478749 Early American imprints. First series ; no. 35087. ^A478749 |
| General note | Attributed to John Aikin and his sister Anna Letitia Barbauld. Cf. Dictionary of national biography. |
| General note | Vol. 1 contains publisher's volumes 1-2; v. 2, publisher's volumes 3-4; v. 3, publisher's volumes 5-6. Each publisher's volume has separate title page. |
| General note | Publisher's volume 1 (Evans 31699) has 1797 imprint. Welch notes that the 1797 imprint date is probably a misprint for 1799. Publisher's volumes 2-6 (Evans 35087) have 1799 imprint. Imprint of publisher's volumes 3-6 varies: Printed in London: reprinted at Salem, for Thomas C. Cushing; and sold at the Bible and Heart, 1799. |
| General note | Signatures: v. 1, [A]1 B-N⁶; [A]⁴ B-D⁴ E-O⁶ P⁴ (P4 verso blank); v. 3, [A]² B-N⁶ O⁴ (O4 verso blank); [A]² B-N⁶ O⁴ (O4 blank). |
| General note | Vol. 1: [2], 144, [8], 146, [2] p.; v. 3: [4], 151, [5], 150, [2] p. |
| References | Evans 31699 |
| References | Evans 35087 |
| References | Welch, d'A.A. Amer. children's books, 25.2 |
| Reproduction note | Joyner- Microfiche. [New York : Readex Microprint, 1985] 11 x 15 cm. (Early American imprints. First series ; no. 31699; 35087). |
| Genre/form | Juvenile literature 1799. |
| Genre/form | Juvenile literature Poetry 1799. |
| Other title | Juvenile budget opened. |