Autumnal Leaves:

Book

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Wayland Museum

Name/Title

Autumnal Leaves:

Entry/Object ID

2012.14.1

Secondary Title

Tales and sketches in prose and rhyme

Description

Child’s last published collection of her short fiction. The stories encompass a wide range of social concerns, from slavery and capital punishment to women’s rights and religious tolerance Physical Description: 365 pages, 18 cm.

Collection

Books and Pamphlets by L.M. Child

Acquisition

Accession

2012.14

Source or Donor

Sciacca, Jane

Acquisition Method

Gift

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Book

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Other Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials

Slavery, Women's rights, Capital punishment, Religious tolerance

Search Terms

Child, Lydia Maria,1802-1880., Fiction, Short Stories, Short stories, Child, Lydia Maria,1802-1880

Book Details

Author

Child, Lydia Maria (Francis)

Edition

First

Publisher

Charles S. Francis and Co.

Place Published

Location

Boston, MA

Date Published

1857

Publication Language

English

Condition

Overall Condition

Fair

Date Examined

Jul 20, 2020

Examined By

Gardner-Westcott, Kay

Notes

page 29-30 is loose from the textbox; pages slightly foxed; Spine badly worn.

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Child, Lydia Maria (Francis)

General Notes

Note

Notes: “The Kansas Immigrants” was reprinted in Autumnal Leaves: Tales and Sketches in Prose and Rhyme. Covers embossed, spine embossed with gold lettering. Front end sheet: "Mary Conant, from her affectionate Aunt, L. Maria Child." Also : "W. F. Cleland" "Several of the articles contained in this volume have appeared in various periodicals ten or twelve years ago. Others have been recently written during the hours that could be spared from daily duties." 23 short stories. Six sheets added at the end of the book that were published for other books having various page numbers - listing other publications by C.S. Francis and Co. Status: OK Status By: Wescott, Kay Status Date: 2020-07-20