The Search After Happiness: a Pastoral Drama; to Which is Added, Joseph Made Known to His Brethren: a Sacred Drama
by More, Hannah
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Near Fine
- Seller
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Lansdowne, Pennsylvania, United States
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About This Item
Philadelphia, Pa: Johnson and Warner, 1811. Hardcover. Near Fine. 72 p.: frontispiece; 15 cm. Original plain salmon paper over paste boards. Frontispiece engraved by B. Tanner after Stothard. One of America's early successful engravers on steel and copper, Tanner lived and worked in Philadelphia from 1805 to 1845. The frontispiece was printed on a lighter weight stock than the rest of the volume and, as is usual, is browned. "Lydia R. Bailey, printer, no. 10, North Alley"--verso of title page. Dedication signed: Hannah Moore. Also issued in gilt-speckled yellow paper over paste boards. Rosenbach, 442; Early American Imprints (Shaw & Shoemaker), 23434. In Near Fine Condition: cover slightly soiled; pages are clean and bright.
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- Bookseller
- Classic Books and Ephemera (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 001244
- Title
- The Search After Happiness: a Pastoral Drama; to Which is Added, Joseph Made Known to His Brethren: a Sacred Drama
- Author
- More, Hannah
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Johnson and Warner
- Place of Publication
- Philadelphia, Pa
- Date Published
- 1811
- Bookseller catalogs
- Children's Books; Women Writers; Religion & Philosophy;
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