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Hymns for Children, in Prose

[1852]
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Object Information
  • Title: Hymns for Children, in Prose
  • Author: Anna Letitia Barbauld (British, Kibworth, Harcourt, Leicestershire 1743–1825 Stoke Newington)
  • Illustrator: Anne Lydia Bond (British, born 1822)
  • Engraver: Frederick Staples (British, active 1857–58)
  • Publisher: Dean & Son (London)
  • Published in: London
  • Date: [1852]
  • Medium: Illustrations: wood engravings, printed in color
  • Dimensions: 8 1/4 x 6 7/16 x 3/8 in. (20.9 x 16.4 x 1 cm)
  • Classification: Books
  • Credit Line: Gift of A. Hyatt Mayor, 1967
  • Object Number: 67.646
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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