A Wonder-Book for Girls and Boys
| First published | 1851 |
|---|---|
| Publisher | Ticknor, Reed, and Fields |
| Format | Hardcover |
| Type | Collection |
| Pages | 256 |
Has a copyright date of 1852, but was actually published in Dec. 1851 (for Christmas presents). Precedes the British publication, which lists a publication date of 1851, by a few days (Source: Clark's Rare Books).
Interior illustrations consists of frontispiece and 6 plates drawn by Billings and engraved by Baker.
| Page | Title | Author(s) | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | The Gorgon's Head | Nathaniel Hawthorne | Short Fiction |
| 62 | The Golden Touch | Nathaniel Hawthorne | Short Fiction |
| 98 | The Paradise of Children | Nathaniel Hawthorne | Short Story |
| 136 | The Three Golden Apples | Nathaniel Hawthorne | Short Story |
| 177 | The Miraculous Pitcher | Nathaniel Hawthorne | Short Fiction |
| 214 | The Chimæra | Nathaniel Hawthorne | Short Story |
| iii | Preface (A Wonder-Book for Girls and Boys) | Lenox | Essay |
| Title | Year | Publisher | Format | Type | Catalog ID | Cover Artist | Pages | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A Wonder-Book for Girls and Boys | 1880 | Houghton, Osgood and Company | Hardcover | Collection | viii+224 | |||
| A Wonder-Book for Girls and Boys |
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1893 | Houghton, Mifflin and Company | Hardcover | Collection | Walter Crane | x+210 | |
| A Wonder-Book for Girls and Boys | 1913 | Rand McNally & Company | Hardcover | Collection | Milo Winter | 254+[16] | ||
| A Wonder-Book for Girls and Boys | 2010 | Project Gutenberg | eBook | Collection | 32242 |