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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | Slovenly Peter's Story Book / c.1879 |
| Date | c.1879 |
| Record ID | 221154 |
| Collection Name | McLoughlin Collection |
| Reference | McLS634P4811879a |
| Theme | Morality, Manners and Consequences |
| Library of Congress Subject | Poetry Picture books Conduct of life Hygiene Gluttony School attendance Orderliness Thumb sucking Children's accidents Fires |
| Genre | Poetry and Verse |
| Publisher | McLoughlin Bros |
| Places | New York |
| Illustrator | Cogger, Edward P |
| Document Type | Printed Book |
| Book Type | Juvenile literature--1879 Cautionary tales Color printing (Printing) Publishers' cloth bindings (Binding)--1879 Blocked bindings (Binding) Pictorial bindings (Binding) Paper binding labels (Binding) Relief prints Publishers' copies (Provenance) Annotations (Provenance) |
| Size | [48] p., [1] leaf : col. ill. ; 20 cm |
| Page Numbers | 48 , 1 leaf |
| Catalog Notes | Cautionary tales in verse either written by or in the style of Heinrich Hoffmann. "Bound toy books. ... They are elegantly bound in cloth, with beveled edges; embossed in black and gold; covers mounted with fine illustrations in oil colors and varnish. ... Slovenly Peter [sic] story book ... 12mo. 48 pages. Each page illustrated. Printed in colors."--McLoughlin Brothers' catalogue of toy books (New York, [1879]). Pictorial label of Jimmy Sliderlegs sliding down the bannister is affixed to upper cover. Title leaf printed in blue ink. Illustrations printed in color by a relief process (i.e., zinc etching?). Some illustrations signed by Edward P. Cogger. |
| Linked Documents |
Slovenly Peter / c.1898 Slovenly Peter - or, Cheerful Stories / c.1865-1866 Slovenly Peter Reformed: Showing How He Became A Neat Scholar. Translated From The German - With Six Illustrations |
| Library/Archive | American Antiquarian Society |
| Copyright and Source Archive | Content compilation (c) 2020, by the American Antiquarian Society. All rights reserved. |
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