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Title

  • Metamorphosis, or, A transformation of pictures, with poetical explanations, for the amusement of young persons.

Other Title

  • Metamorphosis
  • Transformation of pictures, with poetical explanations, for the amusement of young persons

Names

  • Sands, Benjamin.
  • Poupard, James.
  • Wood, Samuel, 1760-1844, publisher.
  • Rakestraw, Joseph, 1780?-1860, printer.
  • Hogan, Francis Joseph, 1877-1944, donor.

Created / Published

  • New York : Published by Samuel Wood, no. 357 Pearl Street, printed by Joseph Rakestraw, Philadelphia, 1814.

Headings

  • -  Children--Conduct of life--Juvenile poetry
  • -  Toy and movable books--Specimens

Genre

  • Juvenile literature--1814
  • Metamorphic pictures--1814
  • Toy and movable books
  • Lift-the-flap books

Notes

  • -  Sands' text is rewritten from The beginning, progress, and end of man, London, 1650. The illustrations are by J. Poupard.
  • -  First published at Philadelphia ca. 1787.
  • -  Each leaf is folded inward at the top and bottom to create two illustrations: one when the flaps are closed, another when the flaps are open. For a full description of the format see Welch. Illustrations: Adam and Eve, lion and griffin, man and heart, man and skeleton.
  • -  Welch, D.A. Amer. children's books, 1163.24
  • -  Haviland, V. Yankee Doodle's literary sampler, p. 15-17
  • -  LC copy is the gift of Frank J. Hogan, Jan. 3, 1941. Inscription: Simeon Brown's book, Octo. 9th,1814.
  • -  Gift: Frank J. Hogan, December 1, 1940.
  • -  There are two 561 field the card that I have, have a different date. LAC tnb 2021-08-26
  • -  LAC tnb 2021-08-26 update (1 card)
  • -  LAC sba 2020-09-03 no edits (1 card)

Medium

  • [8] p. : ill. ; 15 cm.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • PZ6.S26 Me 1814
  • PZ6.S26 Me 1814 Copy 2 Gift of Frank J. Hogan, Jan. 3, 1941. Imperfect: bottom flap on final ill. wanting.

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 78320607

Online Format

  • pdf
  • image

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Chicago citation style:

Sands, Benjamin, James Poupard, Samuel Wood, Joseph Rakestraw, and Francis Joseph Hogan. Metamorphosis, or, A transformation of pictures, with poetical explanations, for the amusement of young persons. New York: Published by Samuel Wood, no. 357 Pearl Street, printed by Joseph Rakestraw, Philadelphia, 1814. Pdf. https://www.loc.gov/item/78320607/.

APA citation style:

Sands, B., Poupard, J., Wood, S., Rakestraw, J. & Hogan, F. J. (1814) Metamorphosis, or, A transformation of pictures, with poetical explanations, for the amusement of young persons. New York: Published by Samuel Wood, no. 357 Pearl Street, printed by Joseph Rakestraw, Philadelphia. [Pdf] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/78320607/.

MLA citation style:

Sands, Benjamin, et al. Metamorphosis, or, A transformation of pictures, with poetical explanations, for the amusement of young persons. New York: Published by Samuel Wood, no. 357 Pearl Street, printed by Joseph Rakestraw, Philadelphia, 1814. Pdf. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/78320607/>.