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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | Eventful History of Three Little Mice and How They Became Blind: [Six Lines of Verse] |
| Date | 1858 |
| Record ID | 221673 |
| Collection Name | Theme based Selections |
| Reference | CL-Pam T5317 E93 1858 |
| Theme | Animals and Nature Disability Illness and Death |
| Library of Congress Subject | Children's stories Picture books Mice--Juvenile literature Printed wrappers Readers Color printing |
| Genre | Fiction Nursery Rhymes |
| Publisher | E O Libby & Co |
| Places | Massachusetts |
| Illustrator | Homer, Winslow (1836-1910) |
| Document Type | Pamphlet |
| Book Type | Relief prints Printed wrappers (Binding) Juvenile literature--1858 Folk tales--1858 Readers Publishers' advertisements--Massachusetts--Boston Color printing (Printing) |
| Size | 23, [1] p. : ill. ; 19 cm |
| Page Numbers | 24 |
| Additional Notes | Chandler, Victor L L (1836-), engraver. |
| Catalog Notes | Multi-syllabic words divided. Wrapper title: Eventful history of three blind mice. Caption title: Three little mice. And how they became blind. At head of p. [1] of printed wrapper: 12 1/2 cts. plain. 25 cts. colored. Good child's library. At foot of p. [1] of wrapper: Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1858, by E.O. Libby & Co., in the Clerk's Office of the District Court of Mass. "Stereotyped by J.E. Farwell & Co."--title page verso. "Geo. C. Rand & Avery, printers, Boston."--foot of p. [4] of wrapper. E.O. Libby & Co. is listed in the 1858 Boston directory at 78 Washington St. J.E. Farwell & Co. and Geo. C. Rand & Avery were also active in Boston during 1858. Wrapper printed in red and blue ink. Last page blank; pasted to wrapper. Illustrations engraved on wood by Victor L.L. Chandler after designs by Winslow Homer. Engravings hand-colored. "E.O. Libby & Co. ... have commenced the publication of a new American biographical series, by Geo. Canning Hill."--publisher's advertisement, p. [4] of wrapper. |
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| Library/Archive | American Antiquarian Society |
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