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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | Illustrated Book Of Objects In English And Spanish Containing Over 2000 Engravings With An Appendix Of English And Spanish Conversation [Libro De Objetos Ilustrado En InglEs Y Castellano Que Contiene Mas De 2000 Grabados Con Un ApEndice De Conversacion En Los Dos Idiomas] |
| Date | c.[1883] |
| Record ID | 519520 |
| Collection Name | Object Books |
| Reference | CL K16 I29 1890 F |
| Theme | Education and Didactic Texts Nationality and Place |
| Library of Congress Subject | Picture books Occupations Animals Musical instruments Ethnic groups Race African Americans Commedia dell'arte Buildings Spanish language English language |
| Genre | Non-Fiction |
| Description | Several series of pictorial alphabets with the identifying caption in English, followed by the phonetic pronunciation and the Spanish translation of the identifying caption below it; Attributed to Washington C. Kantner in Worldcat. Probably simultaneously issued in New York; Copyright 1883 by W.C. Kantner and O.H. Elliott. "1890." date(?), foot of verso of title page; Front cover features a gilt design of the Mexican seal (eagle perched on a prickly pear cactus holding a snake in its beak) and the American seal (eagle with a laurel wreath around its neck holding three arrows) with the flags of their respective countries below them. Between the two eagles is a shield bearing 13 stars on top and prickly pear cactus below with the motto "Amistad" in the middle; "From John Dickson & Co engravers Philadelphia, PA" illustration, p. 12. Another illustration, p. 105, is of a letter addressed to "John Dickson & Co. no. 714 Chestnut St. Phila." Picture of engraver with the sign "J. Dickinson & Co. engravers," p. 149. J. Dickson & Co. was a Philadelphia engraving firm active ca. 1876; "Refranes y dichos. Proverbs and sayings." p. 241-248; Poems in English, p. 249-250. |
| Publisher | Elliott, O H |
| Places | Mexico |
| Illustrator | J Dickson & Co. |
| Document Type | Object Book |
| Book Type | Juvenile literature--1890 Alphabet books--1890 Proverbs Poems--1890 Publishers' cloth bindings (Binding)--1890 Gold stamped cloth (Binding) Pictorial bindings (Binding) Relief prints |
| Size | viii, 250 p. : chiefly ill. ; 28 cm |
| Page Numbers | viii, 250 p. : chiefly ill. ; 28 cm |
| Additional Notes | O H Elliott, redactor proprietario, Mexico, E U M |
| Catalog Notes | Several series of pictorial alphabets with the identifying caption in English, followed by the phonetic pronunciation and the Spanish translation of the identifying caption below it. Attributed to Washington C. Kantner in Worldcat. Probably simultaneously issued in New York. Copyright 1883 by W.C. Kantner and O.H. Elliott. "1890."--date(?), foot of verso of title page. Front cover features a gilt design of the Mexican seal (eagle perched on a prickly pear cactus holding a snake in its beak) and the American seal (eagle with a laurel wreath around its neck holding three arrows) with the flags of their respective countries below them. Between the two eagles is a shield bearing 13 stars on top and prickly pear cactus below with the motto "Amistad" in the middle. "From John Dickson & Co engravers Philadelphia, PA"--illustration, p. 12. Another illustration, p. 105, is of a letter addressed to "John Dickson & Co. no. 714 Chestnut St. Phila." Picture of engraver with the sign "J. Dickinson & Co. engravers," p. 149. J. Dickson & Co. was a Philadelphia engraving firm active ca. 1876. "Refranes y dichos.--Proverbs and sayings."--p. 241-248. Poems in English, p. 249-250. |
| American Antiquarian Society Copy Notes | American Antiquarian Society copy inscribed: Lucille E. Smith, Balentine Hall. |
| Language | English; Spanish |
| 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. |