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The Mermaid "at home!"
The Mermaid "at home!"
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The mermaid and the whale host a grand dinner party.
Dates / Origin
Date Issued:
1809
Place:
London
Publisher:
John Harris
Library locations
Rare Book Division
Shelf locator: *KH 1809 Mermaid 11-409
Topics
Mermaids
Fishes
Animals
Entertaining
Juvenile literature
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England
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London
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1809
Fiction
Stories in rhyme
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Literature
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Content: illustrated with elegant engravings, on copper-plate.
Date: Plates dated Dec. 1808.
Content: Publisher's ad p. [4] of wrappers.
Exhibitions: Godwin exhibition
Citation/reference: Owen, C.T. Handlist of ill. children's books, 619; Moon, M.J. Harris's books, 538
Physical Description
Extent: 15 p., [8] leaves of plates :col. ill. ;13 cm.
Engravings
Type of Resource
Still image
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: 13615529
NYPL catalog ID (B-number):
b17302973
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 96e38cc0-6639-0138-e6bf-1da170c07e4e
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Front cover
"Resolv'd on proclaiming a su…
The Mermaid "at home!", [Titl…
"The sword, and the pike, the…
"And now to get ready, each f…
"The Codfish from Newfoundlan…
"Old wife, most highly provok…
"That notable gambler, the Sh…
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"His Majesty spouted", page 14