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The courtezan, or, The adventures of Harriet Wilson.
- Title
- The courtezan, or, The adventures of Harriet Wilson.
- Author
- Wilson, Harriette, 1786-1846.
- Publication
- London : Printed and published by Duncombe, Book and Music Seller ... Sold also by Simkin & Marshall ... [and twenty others], [ca. 1825]
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schwarzman Building to submit a request in person. | Text | Permit needed | Pforz (Wilson, H./Courtezan) 1825 | Schwarzman Building - Pforzheimer Collection Room 319 |
Details
- Additional Authors
- Wilson, Harriette, 1786-1846.
- Description
- v. : ill.; 19 cm. (12mo in 6s)
- Alternative Title
- Courtezan
- Adventures of Harriet Wilson
- Adventures of Harriette Wilson
- Memoirs of Harriette Wilson, a celebrated courtezan.
- Subjects
- Note
- Title from covers of parts.
- Issued in parts; perhaps same as ed. published under title: Memoirs of Harriette Wilson, a celebrated courtezan; interspersed with curious and amatory anecdotes of illustrious persons ... embellished with coloured plates. London : Published by Duncombe, [1825?]
- The Memoirs are written in the first person, but here they are put into the third person for the early text, then revert to a word-for-word resetting of the Stockdale edition.
- No. 1 contains a full-page aquatint, uncolored, with legend: "Harriette, tête-à-tête with Lord Craven."
- Access (note)
- Restricted access;
- Original Version (note)
- Wilson, Harriette. Memoirs of Harriette Wilson, written by herself.
- Call Number
- Pforz (Wilson, H./Courtezan) 1825
- OCLC
- NYPG02-B1173
- Author
- Wilson, Harriette, 1786-1846.
- Title
- The courtezan, or, The adventures of Harriet Wilson.
- Imprint
- London : Printed and published by Duncombe, Book and Music Seller ... Sold also by Simkin & Marshall ... [and twenty others], [ca. 1825]
- Original Version
- Adapted from: Wilson, Harriette. Memoirs of Harriette Wilson, written by herself. / London : J.J. Stockdale, 1825.
- Restricted Access
- Restricted access; Permit must be requested at the division indicated.
- Local Note
- Pforzheimer Collection holds no. 1 (p. [1]-14, [1] leaf of plates) and no. 3 (p. 51-74).Unbound, in tan paper wrappers, printed; no. 1 with wood-engraved vignette; in CHPL envelope.
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- Added Author
- Wilson, Harriette, 1786-1846. Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
- Added Title
- Memoirs of Harriette Wilson, a celebrated courtezan.
- Research Call Number
- Pforz (Wilson, H./Courtezan) 1825