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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | Sandford and Merton in Words of One Syllable / c.1882 |
| Date | c.1882 |
| Record ID | 506690 |
| Collection Name | McLoughlin Competitors |
| Reference | McL-CompC012 |
| Theme | Animals and Nature Women in Publishing Race, Ethnicity and Racism |
| Library of Congress Subject | Boys Natural history Blacks Women as authors |
| Genre | Fiction |
| Author | Aikin, Lucy (1781-1864) |
| Publisher | George Routledge & Sons |
| Places | New York |
| Illustrator | Day, Thomas (1748-1789) Blamire, Joseph L Houghton, Arthur Boyd (1836-1875) Nast, Thomas (1840-1902) |
| Document Type | Novel |
| Book Type | Juvenile literature--1882 Readers Publishers' advertisements--New York (State)--New York Color printing (Printing) Printed boards (Binding) Pictorial bindings (Binding) Chromolithographs Relief prints Ink stamps (Provenance) Publishers' copies (Provenance) |
| Size | 288 p., [6] leaves of plates : ill. ; 19 cm |
| Catalog Notes | An adaptation of Thomas Day's History of Sandford and Merton. "[I]n order to maintain the identity of the book, it has been thought right to retain the proper names of Sandford, Merton, and Barlow, which form the only exceptions to the rule of using words of one syllable exclusively."--Preface, p. [3]. Cover title: History of Sandford & Merton. By Lucy Aikin (i.e., "Mary Godolphin"). "Copyright 1882 by J.L. Blamire."--back cover. In chromolithographed boards. Plates signed by Dalziel sc. and A. Houghton (opposite p. 26), and Thomas Nast (opposite p. 208). "Uniform with this volume, in words of one syllable. Illustrated. ... Price, fifty cents each. Sold by all booksellers, and sent, post-paid, on receipt of price by the publishers. George Routledge & Sons ..."--advertisement, verso of title page. |
| Linked Documents |
Sandford and Merton, In Words of One Syllable / c.1879 Sandford and Merton, In Words of One Syllable / c.1886 Sandford and Merton, In Words of One Syllable / n.d. |
| Library/Archive | American Antiquarian Society |
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