| Contributor |
Doran, Andrew L., associated name. |
| Title |
Watchman's address on the return of Christmas, 1851. |
| Title |
Now Christmas dawns, the season dear |
| Title |
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year |
| Publisher |
[Philadelphia, Pa. : s.n] |
| Publisher |
PA. Philadelphia. 1851 |
| Date |
[1851] |
| Physical Description |
1 sheet ([1] p.) : ill. ; 48 x 30 cm |
| Notes |
Verse in fifty-six lines; first line: Now Christmas dawns, the season dear. |
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Caption title. |
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At head of title is a woodcut eagle with the banner: Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. |
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The poems is printed in two columns divided by a wavy rule. |
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At foot is a woodcut of a watchman on a snowy night, along with "Counting house almanac" for 1852, "Solar and lunar eclipses
for the year, 1852," and "Regulations of the state house bell in case of fire."
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Printed area, including arched ornamental border, measures 43.5 x 26.6 cm. |
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Library Company copy pasted to a 20th-century hand-painted sign advertising: Sermons by the Redemptorist preacher Rev. Andrew
L. Doran, ...
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Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012. |
| Subject |
Christmas -- Poetry. |
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Fire alarms -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
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Watchmen -- Pictorial works. |
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Watchmen -- Poetry. |
| Genre |
Broadside poems. |
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Broadsides. |
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Calendars -- 1852. |
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Poems -- 1851. |
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Relief prints. |
| Provenance |
Doran, Andrew L., associated name. |
| Location |
Library Company of Philadelphia| Books & Other Texts| Rare| #Am 1851 Watch 9521.F (Roughwood) |
| Accession number |
9521.F (Roughwood) |
