Davy and the Goblin; or, What Followed Reading "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland"

Overview:

  • Title: Davy and the Goblin; or, What Followed Reading "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland"
  • Author: Charles E. Carryl
  • Year: 1885
  • Publisher: Ticknor and Company
  • Price: $1.50
  • Pages: 160
  • Binding: Hardcover
  • Type: Chapter Book
  • Title Reference: Davy and the Goblin; or, What Followed Reading "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland"
  • Notes:
    • WorldCat library record OCLC 64226256: -- "Publisher's advertisements follow text." -- "160, [1], xiv pages : illustrations ; 22 cm" Probably that is advertisements as back pages i-xiv.
    • Publication date (inferred) and price from "New Books" Cincinnati Enquirer 1885-11-01; as available from a named retailer. The title page may state "1886"; NY Times -11-02 p3 "Books Received" lists 15 books of which 9 as "1885", this among 4 as "1886".
    • Also found in late 1885 US newspapers, two brief notices: • brief review N-Y Tribune -12-17 p6; "A reprint from St. Nicholas ... has been prepared by Ticknor & Co. ..." • classified ad NY Times -12-22 p5; from Ticknor "For Sale Everywhere. New Editions Ready To-Day. Carryl's Davy and the Goblin." (first of three such author's title)