The primrose
Contributors: Turner, Elisha, 1801 or 2-1843, publisher; Anderson, Alexander, 1775-1870, engraver
Publisher: Published by E. Turner. Copy right secured
Published: 1828
Place of publication: Northampton
Language: eng
Number of pages: 18
Subjects: Christian life; Conduct of life; Children; Juvenile poetry
Notes: In printed wrapper; cover and title vignettes; ornamental border on page [1] of wrapper;

A collection of poems. Includes cautionary tales in verse similar to those in "The daisy" and "The cowslip," works by Elizabeth Turner (an English author--no relation to the publisher of this work).

Some wood engravings signed by Alexander Anderson.

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The American Antiquarian Society has an Elisha Turner imprint with an issue date of 1828. Elisha Turner died May 13, 1843 at age 41. See Hampshire gazette, May 16, 1843.

Text in English.

Catalogued 20160706 bhealy

Boston Public Library (Jordan Collection) copy bound in blue printed pictorial paper wrapper. Printed on wove papers. Housed in protective archival envelope. Numerical marking in black ink script at head of wrapper title.
Table of contents: title: The primrose; title: The walk at noon; title: To be sad on the sea-shore; title: Sliding on the ice; title: The new doll; title: Kind Fanny; title: Advice; title: The disobedient boys.