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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | A Brief Course in Geography |
| Date | 1874 |
| Record ID | 222161 |
| Collection Name | School Books |
| Reference | SB Geog. W2876b 1874 F |
| Theme | Nationality and Place Education and Didactic Texts Race, Ethnicity and Racism |
| Library of Congress Subject | Geography Picture books Manners and customs Map drawing Pictorial bindings Printed boards Quarter bindings Textbooks Maps Booksellers' labels Presentation copies Initials |
| Genre | Non-Fiction Pedagogical Texts |
| Author | Warren, David M (1820-1861) |
| Publisher | Cowperthwait & Co |
| Places | Pennsylvania |
| Illustrator | W P S Apgar, Ellis A (-1905) Waud, Alfred Rudolph (1828-1891) Schell, Frederic B |
| Document Type | Atlas/Geography Book |
| Book Type | Intaglio prints Relief prints Pictorial bindings (Binding) Printed boards (Binding) Quarter bindings (Binding) Juvenile literature--1874 Textbooks Maps Publishers' advertisements--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia Booksellers' labels (Provenance) Presentation copies (Provenance) Initials (Provenance) |
| Size | 92 p. : ill., maps ; 30 cm |
| Page Numbers | 92 |
| Additional Notes | Louderbach, James W, engraver; Van Ingen, William H (c.1831-) engraver; Snyder, Henry M, engraver. |
| Catalog Notes | Includes study questions. Cover title varies: Warren's brief course in geography. "The maps have been drawn with great care by Mr. E.A. Apgar, state superintendent of schools in New Jersey, author of the well-known system of map drawing used in this book. The text and questions have been written by Mr. Arthur Sumner, who prepared this part of the 'Common school geography,' and a considerable portion of the 'Physical geography.'"--Preface, p. 3. Copyright 1874 by Cowperthwait & Co. Textual wood engravings variously signed by James W. Louderbach, Frederick B. Schell, William H. Van Ingen, Henry M. Snyder, Alfred R. Waud, and "W.P.S. del." Metal-engraved maps. "A system of map-drawing. By E.A. and A.C. Apgar."--p. 81-[88]. Copyright 1873 by E.A. & A.C. Apgar. "Cowperthwait & Co. Educational publishers, nos. 628 and 630 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia"--publisher's advertisement, lower cover. |
| American Antiquarian Society Copy Notes | American Antiquarian Society copy maps hand-colored (stenciled?). Bears tipped-in bookseller's presentation slip, "Compliments of James A. Bowen, New England agent Cowperthwait & Co. 39 Brattle Street, Boston." Inscribed: H.E.C. |
| Library/Archive | American Antiquarian Society |
| Copyright and Source Archive | Content compilation (c) 2020, by the American Antiquarian Society. All rights reserved. |
| Catalog Record Note | Catalog Records (c) 2020, by the American Antiquarian Society. All rights reserved. |