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Little truths better than great fables: containing information on divers subjects, for the instruction of children.

Title: Little truths better than great fables: containing information on divers subjects, for the instruction of children.
Author: Darton, William, 1747-1819.
Publication: Philadelphia, Printed for, and sold by. J. and J. Crukshank, 1800.

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Status	Vol/Date	Format	Access	Call Number	Item Location
Request Appointment Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schwarzman Building to submit a request in person.	v. 1-2	Text	Restricted use	*KH 1800 Darton 16-865 v. 1-2	Schwarzman Building - Rare Book Collection Room 328
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schwarzman Building to submit a request in person.		Text	Restricted use	Arents S 0882	Schwarzman Building - Arents Collection Room 328
Request Appointment Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schwarzman Building to submit a request in person.		Text	Restricted use	*KD 1800 (Darton, W. Little truths)	Schwarzman Building - Rare Book Collection Room 328

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Description

2 v. : ill.; 24⁰.

Subject

Children's literature > 18th century

Genre/Form

Juvenile literature – Pennsylvania – Philadelphia – 1800.

Note

Passages and images relating to tobacco include: "Sir. Walter Raleigh and his man" (frontispiece, vol. 2); native American purses and tobacco-pouches made from pelican pouches, the American origin of tobacco, and the tobacco habit and its expense (vol. 2, p. 9-12).
Attributed to Darton by Welch.
Vol. 1: v, [1], 7-56 p., [4] leaves of plates; v. 2: 64 p., [4] leaves of plates.
Illustrated paper covers. Two plates from v. 2 appear on covers of v. 1; two plates from v. 1 appear on covers of v. 2.
Signatures: v. 1: A-B¹² C⁴; v. 2: [A]⁸ B-C¹² -- Format in Evans=32⁰; Format from PP=12⁰.

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Binding (note)

Call Number

Arents S 0882

OCLC

Author

Darton, William, 1747-1819.

Title

Little truths better than great fables: containing information on divers subjects, for the instruction of children.

Imprint

Philadelphia, Printed for, and sold by. J. and J. Crukshank, 1800.

Indexed In:

Evans, 37291

Welch, D.A. Amer. children's books, 2624

Rosenbach, A.S.W. Children's books, 254

English Short Title Catalog, W13633.

Binding

Copy in *KH bound in publisher's pictorial blue wrappers. NN

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Added Author

Joseph & James Crukshank (Firm), bookseller.

Children's Room Collection.

Research Call Number

Arents S 0882

*KD 1800 (Darton, W. Little truths)

*KH 1800 Darton 16-865