Evenings at home; or, The juvenile budget opened
Subtitle: Consisting of a variety of miscellaneous pieces, for the instruction and amusement of young persons. Vol. I[-IV]
Series: Early American imprints -- no. 31699; Early American imprints -- no. 35087
Publisher: Printed in London: reprinted at Salem, by Thomas C. Cushing; and sold at the Bible and Heart.
Published: 1799
Place of publication: Salem, Mass.
Language: eng
Other titles: Juvenile budget opened.
Notes: Attributed to John Aikin and his sister Anna Letitia Barbauld. Cf. Dictionary of national biography.

Vol. 1 contains publisher's volumes 1-2; v. 2, publisher's volumes 3-4; v. 3, publisher's volumes 5-6. Each publisher's volume has separate title page.

Publisher's volume 1 (Evans 31699) has 1797 imprint. Welch notes that the 1797 imprint date is probably a misprint for 1799. Publisher's volumes 2-6 (Evans 35087) have 1799 imprint. Imprint of publisher's volumes 3-6 varies: Printed in London: reprinted at Salem, for Thomas C. Cushing; and sold at the Bible and Heart, 1799.

Signatures: v. 1, [A]1 B-N⁶; [A]⁴ B-D⁴ E-O⁶ P⁴ (P4 verso blank); v. 3, [A]² B-N⁶ O⁴ (O4 verso blank); [A]² B-N⁶ O⁴ (O4 blank).

Vol. 1: [2], 144, [8], 146, [2] p.; v. 3: [4], 151, [5], 150, [2] p.

Evans 31699

Evans 35087

Welch, d'A.A. Amer. children's books, 25.2