Peter Parley's Method of Telling About Geography to Children

Author Peter Parley [Samuel Griswold Goodrich] American

Publisher Huntington and Savage American

1842

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Title: Peter Parley's Method of Telling About Geography to Children
Author: Peter Parley [Samuel Griswold Goodrich] (American, 1793–1860)
Publisher: Huntington and Savage (New York, NY)
Date: 1842
Medium: Illustrations: wood engraving and commercial process
Dimensions: 5 3/16 x 4 5/8 x 1/2 in. (13.2 x 11.8 x 1.2 cm)
Classification: Books
Credit Line: Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Randolph Bullock, 1967
Object Number: 67.739.2
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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