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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | Our Picture Book |
| Date | 1880 |
| Record ID | 518730 |
| Collection Name | Theme based Selections |
| Reference | CL-Pam O93 P611 1880 F |
| Theme | Leisure and Play Calendar Events and Holidays Animals and Nature |
| Library of Congress Subject | Picture books Birthdays Children's accidents Fishing Jack-in-the-box Dogs Swine Wolves Child artists Work ethic Snowmen Play Guinea pigs Dolls Gymnastics |
| Genre | Fiction Poetry and Verse |
| Description | Book printed as an advertisement. Includes pictures, stories and poems.;Wrapper title.;"Sunshine Publishing Co. Phila."--foot of p. [1] of wrapper. Both T. Kingsford & Son and and the Philadelphia firm Sunshine Publishing Company were active ca. 1880. Illustration on p. [1] of wrapper features children dressed in the quasi-historical early nineteenth-century costume popularized by Kate Greenaway, whose work was popular in the 1880s.;Wrapper printed in color by a relief process; textual illustrations produced by a photomechanical process. Some illustrations signed: Boz [i.e., Morgan J. Sweeney].;Testimonials for Kingsford's Oswego Corn Starch, p. [2] of wrapper. Mentions E.C. Chapin, agent, 146 Duane St., New York.;"Kingsford's Oswego Pure and Silver Gloss Starch for the laundry ... Kingsford's Pulverized Corn Starch for puddings, blanc mange, cake, etc."--p. [3] of wrapper.;Advertisements for Oswego Pure and Silver Gloss Starch and Kingsford's Oswego Corn Starch, p. [4] of wrapper; features an image of a white haired woman surrounded by children holding up picture books. |
| Publisher | T Kingsford & Son Sunshine Publishing Company |
| Imprint | Published by T. Kingsford & Son, Oswego, N.Y. |
| Places | United States |
| Illustrator | Chapin, E C Sweeney, Morgan J |
| Document Type | Pamphlet |
| Book Type | Juvenile literature--1880 Books printed as advertisements Poems--1880 Advertisements--Cornstarch Color printing (Printing) Photomechanical prints Relief prints |
| Size | [16] p. : ill. ; 25 cm |
| Page Numbers | [16] p. : ill. ; 25 cm |
| Catalog Notes | Book printed as an advertisement. Includes pictures, stories and poems. Wrapper title. "Sunshine Publishing Co. Phila."--foot of p. [1] of wrapper. Both T. Kingsford & Son and and the Philadelphia firm Sunshine Publishing Company were active ca. 1880. Illustration on p. [1] of wrapper features children dressed in the quasi-historical early nineteenth-century costume popularized by Kate Greenaway, whose work was popular in the 1880s. Wrapper printed in color by a relief process; textual illustrations produced by a photomechanical process. Some illustrations signed: Boz [i.e., Morgan J. Sweeney]. Testimonials for Kingsford's Oswego Corn Starch, p. [2] of wrapper. Mentions E.C. Chapin, agent, 146 Duane St., New York. "Kingsford's Oswego Pure and Silver Gloss Starch for the laundry ... Kingsford's Pulverized Corn Starch for puddings, blanc mange, cake, etc."--p. [3] of wrapper. Advertisements for Oswego Pure and Silver Gloss Starch and Kingsford's Oswego Corn Starch, p. [4] of wrapper; features an image of a white haired woman surrounded by children holding up picture books. |
| Library/Archive | American Antiquarian Society |
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