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Visit for a week, or, Hints on the improvement of time. Containing, original tales, entertaining stories, interesting anecdotes, and sketches from natural and moral history. To which is added, a poetical appendix, designed for the amusement of youth. [Four lines from Voltaire] Embellished with an elegant frontispiece.
- Peacock, Lucy, active 1786-1815.
- Date
- 1796
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Publication/Creation
Philadelphia : Printed by Ormrod and Conrad, no. 41, Chesnut-Street, 1796.
Physical description
[4],275,[1]p., [1]leaf of plates : ill. ; 120.
References note
ESTC W28545
Evans, 30966
Welch, D.A. Amer. children's books, 9791
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Digital image available in the Readex/Newsbank Digital Evans series. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements.
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- English