Juvenile album
Subtitle: being a collection of poetical pieces
By: Selected by M.M. a little girl about ten years of age
Contributors: Cowper, William, 1731-1800; Day, Mahlon, 1790-1854, publisher; Anderson, Alexander, 1775-1870, engraver; Samuel Wood & Sons
Publisher: Printed and sold by Mahlon Day, at the New Juvenile Book-store, no. 376, Pearl-Street.
Published: 1826
Place of publication: New-York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 24
Subjects: Children's poetry; Shepherds; Juvenile poetry; Flowers; Birds; Slavery; Nature; Friendship; Seasons; Social classes
Notes: "The publisher of this little work, thought it would add considerably to the interest of it, to state that the young person alluded to in the title page, departed this life, in the year 1816, aged 18 years. ..."--Note, verso of title page. Includes poems by children.

Wood engravings by Alexander Anderson. For descriptions of the 1829 and 1831 editions, cf. Jane R. Pomeroy, Alexander Anderson (2005), entries 1299(a) and 1299(b).

"An interesting memoir of the last sickness and death of M.M. has been published by Samuel Wood & Sons, and may also be had at the book-store of Mahlon Day ..."--p. [25].

"Juvenile books printed and for sale by M. Day ... Large toys, 12 kinds. Retail price 6 1/4 cents, price per gross $4.50. ... Juvenile album ... numerous cuts. 12 1/2 [cents]."--advertisement, back cover.

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Table of contents: title: 1. Morning hymn; title: 2. The shepherd boy; title: 3. The honeysuckle; title: 4. The lark; title: 5. Slavery; title: 6. Autumn; title: 7. Evening reflection; title: 8. Farewell; title: 9. Friendship; title: 10. Reliance on Providence; title: 11. Winter moralized; title: 12. The cuckoo; title: 13. Religion; title: 14. The parting tear; title: 15. Pity; title: 16. To evening; title: 17. The cottage of content; title: 18. Snow; title: 19. An invitation to the feathered race; title: 20. A poem. / By William Cowper; title: 21. Heavenly wisdom; title: 22. Will ye also go away?; title: 23. The First Psalm.