Research Catalog

Title

Leisure moments improved. : A new and choice collection of history, biography, travels, tales of peril and adventure, manners and customs, &c. &c. : For young people. : With numerous illustrations.

Publication

Philadelphia : George S. Appleton, 148 Chesnut [sic] Street. ; New York : D. Appleton & Co., 200 Broadway, 1848.

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Additional Authors

• Appleton, George Swett, 1821-1878
• Croome, William, 1790-1860
• Darley, Felix Octavius Carr, 1822-1888
• Childs, Benjamin F., 1814-1863
• Roberts, William, approximately 1829-
• Lossing, Benson J. (Benson John), 1813-1891
• Herrick, Henry Walker, 1824-1906
• Devereux, Nicholson B., approximately 1813-
• D. Appleton and Company, publisher.
• King & Baird, printer.
• Children's Room Collection.

Description

viii, [1], 10-213, [3] p., [14] leaves of plates : ill.; 18 cm

Subject

• Adventure stories > Juvenile literature
• Children's stories, French
• Children's stories, German

Genre/Form

• Juvenile literature – 1848.
• Anthologies.
• Fairy tales – 1848.
• Juvenile literature – Pennsylvania – Philadelphia – 1848.

Note

• Prose and verse by various authors.
• "King & Baird, printers, no. 9 George St."--colophon, p. [214].
• Wood-engravings variously signed by Benjamin F. Childs, William Croome, Felix Octavius Carr Darley, William Roberts, Benson John Lossing, Henry Walker Herrick, and Nicholson B. Devereux.
• "Attractive and instructive publications for the young, published by George S. Appleton, no. 148 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia."--catalogue, p. [215-216].

Indexed In (note)

• Hamilton, S. Amer. book illustrators (1968 ed.)

Binding (note)

• Bound in publisher's gilt stamped brown cloth boards with gilt vignette on upper board, and gilt spine.

Call Number

*KH 1848 Leisure 14-97

OCLC

81347470

Title

Leisure moments improved. : A new and choice collection of history, biography, travels, tales of peril and adventure, manners and customs, &c. &c. : For young people. : With numerous illustrations.

Imprint

Philadelphia : George S. Appleton, 148 Chesnut [sic] Street. ; New York : D. Appleton & Co., 200 Broadway, 1848.

Indexed In:

Hamilton, S. Amer. book illustrators (1968 ed.), 598

Binding

Bound in publisher's gilt stamped brown cloth boards with gilt vignette on upper board, and gilt spine. NN

Connect to:

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Added Author

Appleton, George Swett, 1821-1878, publisher.

Croome, William, 1790-1860, ill.

Darley, Felix Octavius Carr, 1822-1888, ill.

Childs, Benjamin F., 1814-1863, engraver.

Roberts, William, approximately 1829- engraver.

Lossing, Benson J. (Benson John), 1813-1891, engraver.

Herrick, Henry Walker, 1824-1906, engraver.

Devereux, Nicholson B., approximately 1813- engraver.

D. Appleton and Company, publisher.

King & Baird, printer.

Children's Room Collection.

Research Call Number

*KH 1848 Leisure 14-97