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Be merry and [wise], or, The cream of the jests, and the marrow of maxims, for the conduct of life : published for the use of all good little boys and girls / by Tommy Trapwit, Esq. ; adorned with cuts ; [Three lines from Grotius].
1786
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- Author
- Trapwit, Tommy
- Related Name
- Sinclair Hamilton Collection of American Illustrated Books
- Language
- English
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- Title
- Be merry and [wise], or, The cream of the jests, and the marrow of maxims, for the conduct of life : published for the use of all good little boys and girls / by Tommy Trapwit, Esq. ; adorned with cuts ; [Three lines from Grotius].
- Call Number
- Hamilton 107s
- Identifier
- http://arks.princeton.edu/ark:/88435/pc289n66m
- Language
- English
- Date Created
- 1786
- Extent
- vi, 7-128 p. : ill. ; 11 cm.
- References
- Rosenbach, A.S.W. Children's books, 106
- Welch, d'A.A. Amer. children's books, 1331.2
- Hamilton, S. Amer. book illustrators (1968 ed.), no. 107
- Rights Statement
- No Known Copyright
- Binding Note
- Original boards decorated with woodcuts which are largely obliterated from usage.
Discovery Information
Physical Characteristics
- File Count
- 131
Institutional Information
- Collection
- Selections from the Graphic Arts Collection
- IIIF Manifest URL
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https://figgy.princeton.edu/concern/scanned_resources/01cb611f-52c2-43a7-8d79-2fdfb77872a7/manifest