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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | The Picture Alphabet / c.1848 |
| Date | c.1848 |
| Record ID | 220298 |
| Collection Name | Alphabet Books |
| Reference | CL-PamA5125P6111848a |
| Theme | Education and Didactic Texts Religion |
| Library of Congress Subject | Sunday school literature Poetry Picture books |
| Genre | Religious Works Pedagogical Texts Poetry and Verse |
| Publisher | American Tract Society |
| Places | New York |
| Document Type | Pamphlet Alphabet Book |
| Book Type | Juvenile literature--1848 Alphabet books--1848 Poems--1848 Chapbooks--1848 Color printing (Printing) Printed wrappers (Binding) Relief prints Bookplates (Provenance) |
| Size | 32 p. : ill. ; 12 cm |
| Catalog Notes | Each page features a particular letter, a biblical quotation beginning with that letter, four lines of verse, and a wood engraving. The American Tract Society was first located at 150 Nassau St., New York, in 1832. A new typeface was introduced in 1848. The American Antiquarian Society copy is printed in the new typeface. Text printed in red and black ink. In printed wrapper; wrapper printed in colored ink. One wood engraving signed by Robert M. Bogart. "Like Jesus." (in verse)--p. 29-30. "Children in Heaven." (in verse)--p. 31-32. |
| Linked Documents |
The Picture Alphabet / c.1879 / 1 The Picture Alphabet / c.1842-1853 / 1 The Picture Alphabet / c.1842-1853 / 2 The Picture Alphabet / c.1879 / 2 |
| 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. |