Item Summary

Descriptive Information

Title
The American ladies & gentlemens pocket almanac and belles lettres repository for 1802 : decorated with engravings.
Call Number
Hamilton 213s
Identifier
http://arks.princeton.edu/ark:/88435/gf06g6442
Publisher
New York : Published at the Shakspeare Gallery by David Longworth, [1801]
Language
English
Date Created
1801
Format
Book
Extent
[2], 3-97, [1] p. : ill. ; 12 cm.
Provenance
GAX Hamilton c. 1 : Inscribed "Margaret Laird"--in ink, on p. 3.
GAX Hamilton c. 2 : Inscribed "Sarah Chandler Haks"--in ink, on first fly-leaf.
References
Hamilton, S. Amer. book illustrators (1968 ed.), no. 213
Rights Statement
No Known Copyright
Notes
2 copies.
Cover title.
Copies 1 & 2 in 20th century slip-case.
Contains 12 copper engravings by Alexander Anderson, after illustrations by Thomas Stothard. Also includes engravings by Amos Doolittle.
Title page engraved by John G. Roberts.
GAX hamilton c. 2 imperfect : end cover with illustration by Stothard and [1] p. at end, wanting.

Discovery Information

Subject
Almanacs, American—1802
Poetry, Modern—19th century
Fables, American

Physical Characteristics

File Count
2

Institutional Information

Collection
Selections from the Graphic Arts Collection
IIIF Manifest URL

https://figgy.princeton.edu/concern/scanned_resources/bffc0577-968a-47c7-964d-c48f50b0730a/manifest