Evenings at home; or, The juvenile budget opened Consisting of a variety of miscellaneous pieces, for the instruction and amusement of young persons. Vol. I[-IV] - Aikin, John 1747-1822 (Printed in London: reprinted at Salem, by Thomas C. Cushing; and sold at the Bible and Heart, 1797)
Attributed to John Aikin and his sister Anna Letitia Barbauld. Cf. Dictionary of national biography. - Evans, 31699. - Evans, 35087. - Publisher's volume 1 (Evans 31699) has 1797 imprint. Welch notes that the 1797 imprint date is probably a misprint for 1799. Publisher's volumes 2-6 (Evans 35087) have 1799 imprint. Imprint of publisher's volumes 3-6 varies: Printed in London: reprinted at Salem, for Thomas C. Cushing; and sold at the Bible and Heart, 1799. - Vol. 1 contains publisher's volumes 1-2; v. 2, publisher's volumes 3-4; v. 3, publisher's volumes 5-6. Each publisher's volume has separate title page. - Vol. 1: [2], 144, [8], 146, [2] p.; v. 2: [4], 146, [2] p.; v. 3: [4], 151, [5], 150, [2] p. - Welch, d'A.A. Amer. children's books, 25.2