Singerman ID#supp1445

A Week’s Delight; or, Games and Stories for the Parlor and Fireside.

Singerman Entry

Singerman ID#supp1445

[Higgins, Emily Mayer]. A Week’s Delight; or, Games and Stories for the Parlor and Fireside. New-York: D. Appleton, M.DCCC.LIV [c1853]. 294 p., 9, [1] p. of adv.

Notes

"The Astrologers" (pp. 219-45) is an impersonation spoof on the Wandering Jew who announces his arrival and availability in New York in a newspaper ad placed by two pranksters. "Preface" signed E. M. A perfect copy has a frontispiece.