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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | The Illuminated White Pine Alphabet / c.1863-1870 |
| Date | c.1863-1870 |
| Record ID | 217552 |
| Collection Name | Alphabet Books |
| Reference | CL-PamI29W5811863 |
| Theme | Education and Didactic Texts Illness and Death Professions |
| Library of Congress Subject | Poetry Picture books Patent medicines |
| Genre | Pedagogical Texts Poetry and Verse |
| Publisher | Geo W Swett |
| Places | Boston |
| Document Type | Pamphlet Alphabet Book |
| Book Type | Relief prints Pictorial bindings (Binding) Printed wrappers (Binding) Juvenile literature--1863 Alphabet books--1863 Poems--1863 Books printed as advertisements Advertisements--Patent medicines Color printing (Printing) |
| Size | 15, [1] p. : col. ill. ; 17 cm |
| Catalog Notes | An illustrated alphabet in rhyme accompanied by numerous advertisements and testimonials for various patent medicines, including "Dr. J.W. Poland's White Pine Compound." Includes testimonials dated as late as May 21, 1863. George W. Swett is listed in Boston directories at 106 Hanover St. from 1860 to 1870; the Railway Steam Printing Works does not appear in contemporary Boston directories. Title and imprint statement from printed wrapper. Running title: White-Pine illuminated alphabet. Printed in red and black ink throughout. Wood-engraved illustration, p. [1] of wrapper, signed "Dyer en." (i.e., Richard Dyer?). |
| Linked Documents |
The Illuminated White Pine Alphabet / 1866 The Illuminated White Pine Alphabet / c.1871-1872 |
| 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. |