A collection of American epitaphs and inscriptions, [electronic resource] : with occasional notes. / By Rev. Timothy Alden, A.M. honorary member of the Massachusetts Historical Society, of the New-York Historical Society, etc. ; Vol. I. ; [Two lines from St. Pierre]
- Bib ID:
- 3765436
- Format:
- Book
- Author:
- Alden, Timothy, 1771-1839
- Online Version:
- http://opac.newsbank.com/select/shaw/24580
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- Description:
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- New-York: : Published by Whiting and Watson, no. 96, Broadway., 1812
- 288 p. ; 15 cm.
- Series:
- Early American imprints. Second series ; no. 24580.
- Notes:
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- "J. Seymour, printer, 40, John St."--verso of title page.
- "Address to the patrons of this publication."--p. [3]-6. Signed: Timothy Alden. Newark, N.J. 1 January, 1812.
- "Notice to patrons of this work. Mr. Alden purposes to continue this collection, Deo volente, until he shall have issued a heptade of volumes, with the last of which, a list of subscribers' names will be given. On recommendation of Messrs. Whiting and Watson, the publishers, although the work will still be printed in numbers, of seventy-two pages each, it will, in future, be delivered in volumes, neatly bound and lettered, at $1 25. The second volume may be expected, 1 January, 1813, and the others in succession, after intervals of four months."--p. 288.
- The second volume was not published until 1814 and includes the note, "The first edition of the first volume of this collection was printed, in four numbers, in 1812. A variety of circumstances ... has retarded the completion of this series ... It is now thought adviseable not to continue a division of the work into numbers ..." Vols. 3-5 and the second issue of v. 1 were also published in 1814.
- Includes index.
- "Corrections and additions."--p. [280].
- Microform version available in the Readex Early American Imprints series.
- Cited In:
- Shaw & Shoemaker 24580
- Reproduction:
- Electronic text and image data. [Chester, Vt. : Readex, a division of Newsbank, Inc., 2004-2007] Includes files in TIFF, GIF and PDF formats with inclusion of keyword searchable text. (Early American imprints. Second series ; no. 24580).
- Subject:
- Epitaphs -- United States
- Place:
- United States New York New York.
- Copyright:
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- Reason for copyright status:
- Creator Date of Death is Before 1955
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- Material type:
- Literary Dramatic Musical
- Presumed date of death of creator (latest date):
- 1839
- Published status:
- Published
- Publication date:
- 1812
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