The palace of beauty, with other stories
By: by Susie Sunbeam
Contributors: Mackarness, Henry S., Mrs., 1826-1881, author; McLenan, John, 1827-1866, illustrator; Jocelyn, Albert H., engraver
Series: Nineteenth Century Collections Online: Children's Literature and Childhood; Nineteenth Century Collections Online: Children's Literature and Childhood
Publisher: G.W. Cottrell, publisher. 36 Cornhill.
Published: 1856
Place of publication: Boston
Language: eng
Number of pages: 95
Subjects: Children's stories; Conduct of life; Juvenile fiction; Brothers and sisters; Personal Beauty
Notes: "In this book I shall tell you some very pretty fairy tales. Some of them I read when I was a child, quite as small as the youngest of you"--page 5. Includes poetry.

"Susie Sunbeam" has been identified as Mrs. Henry S. Mackarness in NUC. However, there are no bibliographic or stylistic links between the titles in the Susie Sunbeam series and titles signed by Mrs. Mackarness.

New York copyright 1856 by J.Q. Preble. "Stereotyped by Nesmith & Teall, 29 Beekman Street."--title page verso. George W. Cottrell published as an individual at 36 Cornhill, Boston, between 1856 and 1870. Nesmith & Teall was active between 1855 and 1856.

In blue cloth.

Wood engraving on page [51] signed by "JML del" (i.e., John McLenan), and "Jocelyn."

Reproduction of the original from the Baldwin Library of Historical Children's Literature, George A. Smathers Libraries, University of Florida.