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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | Rip Van Winkle |
| Date | c.1877-1889 |
| Record ID | 538495 |
| Collection Name | Theme Based Selections |
| Reference | CL-Pam W3791 R588 1877 F |
| Theme | Family and Relationships Morality, Manners and Consequences |
| Library of Congress Subject | Poetry Picture books Fairy tales |
| Genre | Fantasy and Fairy Tales |
| Description | In verse.;Cover title. Series title transposed from head of title.;By George P. Webster; based on the story by Washington Irving.;Peter G. Thomson was active as a printer, publisher, and bookseller in Cincinnati from 1877 until 1889. See Walter Sutton, The western book trade, (1961), p. 339. McLoughlin Brothers bought Thomson out of the picture book business in 1884; see Robert J. Buck, Trailblazers of the Thomson Gamble family (1948), p. 15.;Cover included in pagination. Pages containing text numbered by publisher 1-8.;Illustrations printed in color by a relief process. Illustrations signed by John B. Geyser.;"New picture books. ... Aunt Laura's series. 10 cents each. Six kinds, large 8vo., each containing four full-page colored illustrations ... Rip Van Winkle."--p. [4] of wrapper. |
| Author | Webster, George P Irving, Washington (1783-1859) |
| Publisher | Thomson, Peter Gibson (1851-1931) |
| Places | United States; Cincinnati |
| Illustrator | Geyser, J B (1851-1931) |
| Document Type | Pamphlet |
| Book Type | Juvenile literature--1877 Fairy tales--1877 Poems--1877 Publishers' advertisements--Ohio--Cincinnati Color printing (Printing) Printed wrappers (Binding) Pictorial bindings (Binding) Relief prints |
| Size | [16] p. : col. ill. ; 23 cm |
| Page Numbers | [16] p. : col. ill. ; 23 cm |
| Additional Notes | Aunt Laura's series. [Cincinnati] : Peter G. Thomson, Cincinnati, O., [between 1877 and 1884] |
| Catalog Notes | In verse. Cover title. Series title transposed from head of title. By George P. Webster; based on the story by Washington Irving. Peter G. Thomson was active as a printer, publisher, and bookseller in Cincinnati from 1877 until 1889. See Walter Sutton, The western book trade, (1961), p. 339. McLoughlin Brothers bought Thomson out of the picture book business in 1884; see Robert J. Buck, Trailblazers of the Thomson Gamble family (1948), p. 15. Cover included in pagination. Pages containing text numbered by publisher 1-8. Illustrations printed in color by a relief process. Illustrations signed by John B. Geyser. "New picture books. ... Aunt Laura's series. 10 cents each. Six kinds, large 8vo., each containing four full-page colored illustrations ... Rip Van Winkle."--p. [4] of wrapper. |
| Linked Documents |
Rip Van Winkle / c.1882 Rip Van Winkle / c.1882-1889 Rip Van Winkle / c.1884-1885 Rip Van Winkle / c.1889 Rip Van Winkle / c.1917 Rip Van Winkle / 1889 Rip Van Winkle / c.1902 |
| 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. |