MARC Record from University of Toronto

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245 10 $aInvestigation :$bor, Travels in the boudoir /$cby Caroline A. Halsted ...
246 10 $aTravels in the boudoir
260 $aLondon :$bSmith, Elder and Co.,$c1837$e(London :$fPrinted by Stewart and Co. Old Bailey.)
300 $axiv, [2], 296 p., [12] leaves of plates :$b12 plates (copper engravings, wood engravings) ;$c17 cm.
500 $a"How many young persons, of superior understanding, who play and sing, dance and paint, with taste and execution beyond their years, -- are, nevertheless, totally unaquainted with the origin, history, or progress into general use, of the most ordinary articles with which they are surrounded ... To add to the home recreations of such young persons as have not the opportunity of visiting the continent; and to prove to those who have, that seeing is not understanding, and that a mere transient survey of the most attractive scenes, will leave little useful impression on minds not previously prepared is one principal object of the following pages. Most of the leading facts, and the elucidations of many of the most prominent subjects considered, are given, either from the personal observations of the author, or derived from the investigation of friends resident in the places mentioned, or connected with the matters described."--Preface.
500 $aPreliminary copper engraved plate hand-coloured.
500 $aMost copper engraved plates are with imprints: "Drawn by C. A. Halsted" and "Engraved by H. Cook". All are with additional imprint: "Published by Smith, Elder & Co. Cornhill.".
500 $aOne wood-engraved plate is with signature: "J. Kirchner" and another: "GFS del." [i.e. G. F. Sargent?]. Wood-engraved t.p. vignette is with signatures: "G. F. S" and "W & F".
500 $aAll plates are with captions.
505 0 $aIntroduction -- Carpets, Asiatic and European -- Tapestry, and woven hangings -- Modern paper hangings -- Ornamental plumes and feathers -- The same subject continued -- The early history of idolatry -- The present system of heathen worship, considered -- Oriental china -- European porcelain -- Rise and progress of the art of writing -- Contents of a writing-desk examined -- The history of the Bible -- The preservation and purity of the Scriptures.
590 $aMASS copy: Bound in tan morocco-grain embossed cloth with the spine blocked in gold; a.e.g. With yellow glazed endpapers.$5CaOTMC
650 0 $aHouse furnishings$vJuvenile literature.
650 0 $aDecoration and ornament$vJuvenile literature.
655 7 $aCopper engravings$xSpecimens$zGreat Britain$y1837.$2aat
655 7 $aWood engravings$xSpecimens$zGreat Britain$y1837.$2gmgpc
655 7 $aEmbossed cloth bindings$xSpecimens$zGreat Britain$y1837.$2rbbin
655 7 $aGold blocked bindings$xSpecimens$zGreat Britain$y1837.$2rbbin
700 1 $aCook, Henry,$dfl. 1813-1847.
700 1 $aKirchner, John,$dfl. 1840s.
700 1 $aSargent, G. F.,$dfl. 1840-1860.
710 2 $aStewart and Co.$e(printer)
039 $aMcLean PB (GBC) 33
100 1 $aHalsted, Caroline Amelia,$dd. 1851.
949 $aMcLean D 0481$wASIS$c1$i5343680-1001$lRAREBOOKS$mMASSEY$rN$sY$tBOOK$u3/3/2005