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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | Simple Hans; And Other Pleasing Stories And Funny Pictures: Translated From The German: Being The Second Part Of "Slovenly Peter" |
| Date | 1852 |
| Record ID | 217286 |
| Collection Name | Theme Based Selections |
| Sub Collection | Important Authors/Titles/Illustrators |
| Reference | CL H7115 S634 1852 F |
| Theme | Morality, Manners and Consequences |
| Library of Congress Subject | Wit and humor Conduct of life Picture books Children's accidents Obedience Christmas poetry Sick children Chimney sweeps Play Fires Brothers and sisters Practical jokes Poems Fantasy literature |
| Genre | Poetry and Verse Fantasy and Fairy Tales |
| Author | Hoffmann, Heinrich (1809-1894) |
| Publisher | Willis P Hazard |
| Places | New York; Germany |
| Illustrator | Hoffmann, Heinrich (1809-1894) Leech, John (1817-1864) Baker, William Jay |
| Document Type | Printed Book |
| Book Type | Relief prints Publishers' cloth bindings (Binding)--1852 Gold blocked bindings (Binding) Juvenile literature--1852 Poems--1852 Fantasy literature--1852 |
| Size | 16, 24, 24, 16, 16, 14, [2] p. : col. ill. ; 26 cm |
| Catalog Notes | In verse. Cover title: Comical pages of funny stories and pictures. Edition and series statements transposed from head of title page. Written and illustrated by Heinrich Hoffmann. Leavitt & Allen published in New York from 1852 to at least 1876. Last page blank. In red cloth. Wood-engraved illustrations hand-colored. "King Nutcracker and Poor Reynold by Heinrich Hoffman [sic], author of 'Slovenly Peter.' Translated from the German."--24 p., second count, with separate title page. "'Young troublesome' or Master Jacky's holidays from the blessed moment of his leaving school to the identical moment of his going back again; showing how there never was such a boy as that boy designed by Leech, and engraved by Baker. New York: Leavitt & Allen. Printed by King & Baird. Stereotyped by George Charles." [Title vignette:] How Master Jacky is supposed to have arrived per railway, (grown out of all knowledge.)--24 p., third count, with separate title page. "The wonderful chicken; and other funny stories and pictures. From the German."--16 p., fourth count, with separate title page. "The wonderful history of the great sausage, and other funny stories and pictures. From the German."--16 p., fifth count, with separate title page. "The story of Jimmy Sliderlegs, and other funny stories and pictures."--14 p., sixth count, with separate title page. "We have just published a series of new books expressly to amuse children, while, at the same time, they inculcate excellent principles of morality and correct behavior. ... The Slovenly Peter series. They are in quarto form ... colored in bright colors ... Each volume contains from 20 to 30 illustrations, and is sold for 25 cents. ... Those who desire to have the whole series neatly bound, can obtain them at the same price as for the paper covers, by inquiring for A laughter book for very little people; and Comical pages for little folks. Each in one volume 4to., cloth gilt, for 1.50."--publisher's advertisement, final leaf. |
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