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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | The Ball of the Fruits |
| Date | 1872 |
| Record ID | 215975 |
| Collection Name | Theme based Selections |
| Reference | CL-Pam E455 B186 1872 |
| Theme | Temperance and Addiction Professions Leisure and Play |
| Library of Congress Subject | Santa Claus Poetry Fruit--Juvenile poetry Picture books Women as authors Printed wrappers Color printing |
| Genre | Poetry and Verse Fantasy and Fairy Tales |
| Author | Elliot, Madge (1833-) |
| Publisher | Baldwin, Charles P |
| Places | New York (State) |
| Illustrator | Pierson, Paul R B Toby |
| Document Type | Pamphlet |
| Book Type | Relief prints Books for boys Printed wrappers (Binding) Juvenile literature--1872 Advertisements--Department stores Books printed as advertisements Poems--1872 Fairy tales--1872 Color printing (Printing) |
| Size | 15, [1] p. : ill. ; 20 cm |
| Page Numbers | 16 |
| Additional Notes | Richardson, James H (active 1848-1880), engraver. |
| Catalog Notes | In verse. "To the boys."--p. [3]. "Card to parents."--p. [16]. Cover title: The ball of the fruits. Holiday gift to the patrons of the Boys' Department. From Baldwin the clothier. Cover vignette has caption: Duke Pineapple. By Margaret Eytinge (i.e., "Madge Elliot"). Copyright 1872. "Printed by Lees & Skeen, 210 Fulton Street, New York."--title page verso. Text surrounded by border printed in blue ink. Wrapper and textual illustrations printed in colored ink. Wood engraving of Santa Claus on p. [4] of wrapper signed by "Toby," and "Richardson sc." (i.e., James H. Richardson?). |
| Library/Archive | American Antiquarian Society |
| Copyright and Source Archive | Content compilation (c) 2020, by the American Antiquarian Society. All rights reserved. |
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