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The disputed oyster

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1802361


Item data

Title

The disputed oyster

Collection

Fables, ancient and modern. Adapted for the use of children. By Edward Baldwin, Esq. ...

Names

Hodgkins, Thomas (Publisher)
Godwin, William, 1756-1836 (Author)
Mulready, William, 1786-1863 (Illustrator)
Aesop (Bibliographic antecedent)
McMillan, Buchanan, fl. 1784-1834 (Printer)
Valpy, Jane Octavia Fuller-Maitland, 1822-1894 (Former owner)
Wilson, Mary Fuller-Maitland, 1802-1834 (Former owner)
Fuller-Maitland, Caroline, 1820-1866 (Former owner)
Fuller-Maitland, J. A. (John Alexander), 1856-1936 (Former owner)

Date / Origin

Date Issued: 1807
Edition: Second edition
Place: London
Publisher: Thomas Hodgkins, at the Juvenile Library

Library Location

Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle
Shelf locator: Pforz (Godwin, W. Fables ancient and modern. 1807. 2 ed.)

Subjects

Fables

Genres

Illustrations
Prints

Physical Description

Extent: 16 x 10 cm.

Languages

English

Identifiers

NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b12751612
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 2737e310-c6e8-012f-45d7-58d385a7bc34

Rights

The New York Public Library believes that this item is in the public domain under the laws of the United States, but did not make a determination as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. This item may not be in the public domain under the laws of other countries. Though not required, if you want to credit us as the source, please use the following statement, "From The New York Public Library," and provide a link back to the item on our Digital Collections site. Doing so helps us track how our collection is used and helps justify freely releasing even more content in the future.

Type Of Resource

Text
Still Image

Date Issued

1807

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MLA format

Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle, The New York Public Library. "The disputed oyster" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1807. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/2737e310-c6e8-012f-45d7-58d385a7bc34

APA format

Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle, The New York Public Library. (1807). The disputed oyster Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/2737e310-c6e8-012f-45d7-58d385a7bc34

Chicago/Turabian Format

Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle, The New York Public Library. "The disputed oyster" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed December 16, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/2737e310-c6e8-012f-45d7-58d385a7bc34

Wikipedia citation

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