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Book/Printed Material The Boston cries ; and, The story of the little match-boy Story of the little match-boy / Little match-boy

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Title

  • The Boston cries ; and, The story of the little match-boy

Other Title

  • Story of the little match-boy
  • Little match-boy

Names

  • Riker, John C., publisher
  • Worcester, Fernando Edwards, 1818- ill
  • Brown, Samuel E., -approximately 1860, ill

Created / Published

  • New-York : Published by J.C. Riker, 129 Fulton-Street, [between 1844 and 1856]

Contents

  • Matches! Matches! Matches! -- Lob! Lob! Lob! Lobsters! -- Here's the Mail, Bee, and Times! -- Oysters! Oysters! -- Fresh cod and haddock! -- Char-coal! Char-coal! Each cry has an illustration.

Headings

  • -  Cries--Massachusetts--Boston--Juvenile literature
  • -  Boston (Mass.)--Social life and customs--Juvenile literature

Genre

  • Juvenile literature--1844

Notes

  • -  Page [1] (blank) mounted inside front cover. The cries are on p. [2], [5], [7], [9], [11], [13], the story on [4], [6], [8], [10], [12], [14].
  • -  John C. Riker published at 129 Fulton St., New York, between 1844 and 1856.
  • -  Haviland, V. Yankee Doodle's literary sampler, p. 311-313
  • -  Illustrations in LC copy are hand-painted.
  • -  LAC nsk 2020-03-06 no edits (1 card)

Medium

  • [14] p. : ill. (some col.) ; 20 cm.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • PZ7 .B65
  • Grandmother's new toy books

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 19002894

OCLC Number

  • 6844378

Online Format

  • pdf
  • image

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Chicago citation style:

Riker, John C., Publisher, Fernando Edwards Worcester, and Samuel E Brown. The Boston cries ; and, The story of the little match-boy. [New-york: published by j.c. riker, 129 fulton-street, between 1844 and 1856, 1844] Pdf. https://aj.sunback.homes/item/19002894/.

APA citation style:

Riker, J. C., Worcester, F. E. & Brown, S. E. (1844) The Boston cries ; and, The story of the little match-boy. [New-york: published by j.c. riker, 129 fulton-street, between 1844 and 1856] [Pdf] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://aj.sunback.homes/item/19002894/.

MLA citation style:

Riker, John C., Publisher, Fernando Edwards Worcester, and Samuel E Brown. The Boston cries ; and, The story of the little match-boy. [New-york: published by j.c. riker, 129 fulton-street, between 1844 and 1856, 1844] Pdf. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <aj.sunback.homes/item/19002894/>.