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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | Alphabet of Country Scenes / c.1886 |
| Date | c.1886 |
| Record ID | 538204 |
| Collection Name | McLoughlin Collection |
| Reference | McLA456A9261886 |
| Theme | Race, Ethnicity and Racism Animals and Nature Nationality and Place |
| Library of Congress Subject | Picture books for children Children's poetry Animals Country life Race Ethnicity Horses Cows Ducks Chickens Goats Fishing Cats Owls Swine Rabbits Sheep Turkeys Alphabet Country life |
| Genre | Poetry and Verse |
| Publisher | McLoughlin Bros |
| Places | New York |
| Illustrator | Bruton, William (c.1854-1885) |
| Document Type | Pamphlet Alphabet Book |
| Book Type | Juvenile literature--1886 Alphabet books--1886 Poems--1886 Color printing (Printing) Printed wrappers (Binding) Pictorial bindings (Binding) Relief prints Ink stamps (Provenance) Labels (Provenance) Publishers' copies (Provenance) |
| Size | [16] p. : col. ill. ; 28 cm |
| Page Numbers | 16 |
| Catalog Notes | Cover title. Illustration on upper cover signed "Bruton" (i.e., W. Bruton). William Bruton worked for McLoughlin Bros. in the 1880s until his death in 1885. "160"--inventory number, printed on label and affixed to p. [1] of wrapper. "Aunt Louisa's big picture books. Retail 25 cents each. Comprising sixty-three kinds. ... 160. Alphabet of country scenes. ..."--Catalogue of McLoughlin Bros., toy books games backgammon boards paper dolls Christmas Easter and Valentine novelties abc blocks (1886), p. 12. First page blank; pasted to wrapper. Illustrations printed in color by zinc etching, a relief process. Includes an illustration on p. [8-9] of men of various races and ethnic groups holding letters of the alphabet. This illustration is found in other McLoughlin titles issued between 1882 and 1889. |
| Linked Documents |
Alphabet of Country Scenes / c.1882-1889 Alphabet of Country Scenes / c.1882 |
| 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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