| | Book | Requires cookie* | | 2 | Title: | Home, sweet home: a holiday gift for children, or Recollections of my youthful days
| | | | Creator: | FannieAunt | | | | | Aunt Fannie | | | | | Norfolk, Fannie M. | | | | Publication: | Fisk & Little, 82 State Street, Albany [N.Y.],1856. | | | | Notes: | Printer's imprint on t-p verso. -- P.[237-240] blank. -- Differs from OCLC #18428017 in size, presence of frontispiece, lack of series. Identity of "Aunt Fannie" is uncertain: known "Aunt Fannies" include 1) Fannie M. Norfolk, author of Faithful dog, c.1889 in "Aunt Fannie's series"; 2) author of May-flowers for the children, c.1860; 3) author of Clara Claiborne, [18--?] (OCLC #13238272). This AF had a brother Jamie, younger sisters Bella & Grace, older sister Lucy, Aunt Sarah, Uncle John, cousins Robert & Freddie; as a child she was called Annie (p. 12-16). The "object" [is] to urge the young to value highly the instructions of their parents. Every effort should be made to entwine the affections of the young around the domestic fireside." --Preface. | | | | Call #: | PZ6 F213 | | | | Extent: | 236, [4]p., [1] leaf of plates : ill. (col.) ; 15cm. | | | | Subjects: | Conduct of life -- Juvenile literature | Gift-books (Annuals, etc.) | Children's literature
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| Book | Requires cookie* | | 3 | Title: | Caleb in town: a story for children
| | | | Creator: | Abbott, Jacob, 1803-1879 | | | | | Croome, William, 1790-1860 | | | | | Pelton, Oliver, 1798-1882 | | | | Publication: | Published by Crocker & Brewster, 47, Washington Street, Boston,1839 | | | | Notes: | Prefatory notice dated June 1839; signed J.A. Frontispiece engraved by O. Pelton after W. Croome; has guardsheet. Includes table of contents. | | | | Call #: | B 1677 | | | | Extent: | 180 p., [1] leaf of plates : 1 ill. (engraving) ; 17 cm. | | | | Subjects: | Christian life -- Juvenile literature | Conduct of life -- Juvenile literature | Children's stories | Boston (Mass.) -- Description and travel -- Juvenile literature
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| Book | Requires cookie* | | 5 | Title: | "All's not gold that glitters", or, The young Californian
| | | | Creator: | Haven, Alice B. (Alice Bradley), 1827-1863 | | | | Publication: | D. Appleton & company, 200 Broadway, New-York,1859, c1853. | | | | Notes: | Added t.-p., chromolithographed by T. Sinclair's, Phila. Wood-engraved plates. Plate opposite p. [10] signed: N. Levy, N.Y.. Plates opposite p. 67 and 209 drawn by "JMcL", engraved by Swinton & Fay. Plate opposite p. 152 engraved by Whitney & Jocelyn-Annin after drawing by J. M. Lenan. "Home books. By Cousin Alice"-- p. [1] Series from preface, p. [5]-6. Publisher's catalog: [2] p. at end on pages numbered 13-14. | | | | Call #: | B 7923 | | | | Extent: | 214, [2] p., [4] leaves of plates : ill. ; 18 cm. | | | | Subjects: | Boys -- Juvenile literature | Conduct of life -- Juvenile literature | Voyages to the Pacific coast -- Juvenile literature | Frontier and pioneer life -- California -- Juvenile literature | Gold mines and mining -- California -- Juvenile literature | California -- Gold discoveries -- Juvenile literature
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