Record ID:
433547
Accession number:
MA 23554
Credit:
Purchased on the Macomber Fund, 2020.
Description:
1 item (86 pages), bound : illustrations ; 17.8 cm
Notes:
Signed by Elliot on the front flyleaf. She is sometimes addressed as Sarah Elliott in the entries.
Contains printed elements, including a title page with an illustration of three children and the publisher's imprint.
Yellow, pink, green, and other colored pages are used in the volume.
Contributed to by numerous men and women of Elliot's acquaintance, most of whom sign and date their entries.
Summary:
Contains approximately 46 contributions in various hands, including excerpts from poetry, vernacular advice, and personal notes.
Binding:
Green cloth binding stamped in gilt, orange, blue, and green on spine and front board, blind stamping on rear. "The Messenger Bird" in gilt on front.
Provenance:
Purchased from Whitmore Rare Books, 13 February 2020.
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