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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | Aunt Louisa's Fairy Legends / 1875 |
| Date | 1875 |
| Record ID | 463686 |
| Collection Name | McLoughlin Collection |
| Reference | McL A926 L888f 1875 |
| Theme | Morality, Manners and Consequences Crime and Punishment Animals and Nature |
| Library of Congress Subject | Picture books for children Cats Kings and rulers Mothers and sons Giants Princes Princesses Fathers and sons Animals Hares Turtles Racing Work ethic Theft Horses Cows Chickens Swine Women as authors |
| Genre | Fables Fantasy and Fairy Tales |
| Author | Valentine, Laura (1814-1899) |
| Publisher | McLoughlin Bros |
| Places | United States; New York |
| Illustrator | Valentine, Laura (1814-1899) Aulnoy, Marie-Catherine (c.1650-1705) Howard, Justin H |
| Document Type | Picture Book |
| Book Type | Juvenile literature--1875 Fairy tales--1875 Fables--1875 Color printing (Printing) Color printing (Printing)--Plates Publishers' cloth bindings (Binding)--1875 Grained cloth (Binding)--1875 Gold stamped cloth (Binding) Black stamped cloth (Binding) Pictorial bindings (Binding) Paper binding labels (Binding) Relief prints Presentation inscriptions (Provenance) |
| Size | [2], 6, [1], 6, [1], 6, [1], 6 leaves, [24] leaves of plates : col. ill. ; 28 cm |
| Page Numbers | [2], 6, [1], 6, [1], 6, [1], 6 leaves, [24] leaves of plates col. ill. 28 cm |
| Additional Notes | "Aunt Louisa" refers to Laura Valentine, who compiled and edited fairy tales for London publisher Frederick Warne and Co. "Aunt Louisa's fairy legends. 1.50[.] Contains popular stories--Puss in Boots, Jack and the bean-stalk, White cat, and Cinderella [sic?] ... 4to. Cloth, beveled edges, embossed in black and gold, with fine chromatic illustration mounted on cover."--Catalogue of toy books (New York: McLoughlin Bros., ca. 1875), p. 2. Illustrations look like the work of McLoughlin artist Justin H. Howard. Plates printed in color by a relief process (zinc etching). |
| Catalog Notes | "Aunt Louisa" refers to Laura Valentine, who compiled and edited fairy tales for London publisher Frederick Warne and Co. "Aunt Louisa's fairy legends. 1.50[.] Contains popular stories--Puss in Boots, Jack and the bean-stalk, White cat, and Cinderella [sic?] ... 4to. Cloth, beveled edges, embossed in black and gold, with fine chromatic illustration mounted on cover."--Catalogue of toy books (New York: McLoughlin Bros., ca. 1875), p. 2. Illustrations look like the work of McLoughlin artist Justin H. Howard. Plates printed in color by a relief process (zinc etching). |
| American Antiquarian Society Copy Notes | American Antiquarian Society copy adopted by William S. Reese, 2011. Inscribed: Presented to Lyman Austin Spalding the third. By father & mother. Lockport N.Y. Febrary 11th, 1875. |
| Linked Documents |
Aunt Louisa's Charms for Children / c.1879 Aunt Louisa's Child's Delight / c.1875 Aunt Louisa's Child's Delight / c.1882 Aunt Louisa's Germs of Kindness / c.1882 Aunt Louisa's Golden Gift / c.1879 Aunt Louisa's Oft Told Tales / c.1875 Aunt Louisa's Wee, Wee Stories / c.1874 Aunt Louisa's Home Companion / c.1868-1870 Aunt Louisa's Golden Gift / c.1875 |
| 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. |