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].
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- 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].
- Juvenile budget opened.
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[Salem, Mass.]: Printed in London: reprinted at Salem, by Thomas C. Cushing; and sold at the Bible and Heart, 1797 [i.e., 1799]
- Publication year
- 1799-1799
- ESTC No.
- W32145
- Grub Street ID
- 342615
- Description
- 3v. ; 12⁰
- Note
- Attributed to John Aikin and his sister Anna Letitia Barbauld. Cf. Dictionary of national biography.
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.
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.
Vol. 1: [2], 144, [8], 146, [2] p.; v. 3: [4], 151, [5], 150, [2] p.
- Uncontrolled note
- Signatures: v. 1, [A]1 B-N?; [A]? B-D? E-O? P? (P4 verso blank); v. 3, [A]? B-N? O? (O4 verso blank); [A]? B-N? O? (O4 blank). - DETERMINE PAGINATION OF V 2