The power of sympathy: or, The triumph of nature. [electronic resource] : Founded in truth. In two volumes. ...
1789
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The power of sympathy: or, The triumph of nature. [electronic resource] : Founded in truth. In two volumes. ...
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[Boston] : Printed at Boston by Isaiah Thomas and Company. Sold at their bookstore, no. 45, Newbury Street. And at said Thomas's bookstore in Worcester, MDCCLXXXIX. [1789]
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United States -- Massachusetts -- Boston.
United States -- Massachusetts -- Worcester.
United States -- Massachusetts -- Worcester.
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English
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2 v. : ill. ; 12⁰.
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Fictional acount of Frances Theodora Apthorp, sister of Sarah Wentworth Morton, to whom the work has often been attributed. Cf. Ellis, Milton. "The author of the first American novel." American Literature 4 (1933): 359-368.
The frontispiece, engraved by Samuel Hill, is the only illustration.
Vol. 1: vi, [1], 8-138, [2] p., [1] leaf of plates; v. 2: 158, [2] p.
Reproduction of original from Boston Public Library.
The frontispiece, engraved by Samuel Hill, is the only illustration.
Vol. 1: vi, [1], 8-138, [2] p., [1] leaf of plates; v. 2: 158, [2] p.
Reproduction of original from Boston Public Library.
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Evans, 21979
BAL, 1518
Sabin, 64784
English Short Title Catalog, W27779.
BAL, 1518
Sabin, 64784
English Short Title Catalog, W27779.
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Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Cengage Gale, 2009. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements.
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