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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | Visit to the Menagerie / c.1871-1874 |
| Date | c.1871-1874 |
| Record ID | 222084 |
| Collection Name | McLoughlin Collection |
| Reference | McL-PamV831M5341871 |
| Theme | Animals and Nature Education and Didactic Texts |
| Library of Congress Subject | Children's poetry Picture books for children Menageries Animals Birds Elephants Tiger Lion Bears Leopard Hyenas Monkeys Zebras Snakes Parrots Pelicans Ostriches Eagles Hippopotamus Camels Zoos |
| Genre | Poetry and Verse Non-Fiction |
| Publisher | McLoughlin Bros |
| Places | New York |
| Illustrator | Hy, R Momberger, William (1829-) |
| Document Type | Pamphlet |
| Book Type | Juvenile literature--1871 Poems--1871 Publishers' advertisements--New York (State)--New York Color printing (Printing) Color printing (Printing)--Plates Printed wrappers (Binding) Pictorial bindings (Binding) Chromolithographs Relief prints |
| Size | [6] leaves, [6] leaves of plates : col. ill. ; 27 cm |
| Page Numbers | 6 leaves, 6 leaves of plates |
| Catalog Notes | In verse, with pictures. Title, imprint statement, and series transcribed from p. [1] of wrapper. Caption title: Visit to the zoo/ajlogical gardens. "McLoughlin Bros., publishers, 71 & 73 Duane St., N.Y."--at foot of p. [4] of wrapper. McLoughlin Bros. was located at 71 & 73 Duane St. between 1871 and 1886. "Aunt Louisa. Big picture series--Quarto, demi. Six full page illustrations printed in colors ... Price, 25 cents each [thirty titles listed] ... Golden light series ... 6 kinds ... 15 cents each"--publisher's advertisement, p. [4] of wrapper. These descriptions match those given in the McLoughlin trade catalogue for 1875, with the exception of the Aunt Louisa's big picture series, which the catalogue lists as "Aunt Louisa's big picture books ... fifty kinds." Wrapper printed in colored ink. Plates chromolithographed. Wrapper illustration signed by William Momberger. Third plate signed: R. Hy. |
| Linked Documents |
Visit to the Menagerie / c.1888-1894 Visit to the Menagerie / c.1895 |
| 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. |