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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | The Camptown Races / c.1882 |
| Date | c.1882 |
| Record ID | 216312 |
| Collection Name | McLoughlin Collection |
| Reference | McL-PamF757C19921882 |
| Theme | Race, Ethnicity and Racism Leisure and Play |
| Library of Congress Subject | Children's songs Picture books for children Wit and humor Juvenile African Americans |
| Genre | Music and Song |
| Author | Foster, Stephen Collins (1826-1864) |
| Publisher | McLoughlin Bros |
| Places | New York |
| Document Type | Pamphlet Sheet Music |
| Book Type | Juvenile literature--1882 Caricatures Songs Publishers' advertisements--New York (State)--New York Printed wrappers (Binding) Color printing (Printing) Color printing (Printing)--Plates Pictorial bindings (Binding) Chromolithographs |
| Size | [6] leaves, [6] leaves of plates : col. ill., music ; 24 x 28 cm |
| Page Numbers | 6 leaves, 6 leaves of plates |
| Catalog Notes | Contains music. Illustrations depict caricatures of Afro-Americans. Title and imprint statement transcribed from cover. The original issue of Stephen Collins Foster's "'Gwine to run all night' or De Camptown races" was copyrighted in 1850. Series lists on lower cover of issue in hand include "Aunt Kate's series--new." The series advertisement in the book matches that in the 1882-83 McLoughlin Brothers catalogue, listing the same titles--Aladdin, Red-Riding Hood, Robinson Crusoe, Blue Beard, Valentine and Orson, and Children in the wood. In addition, both advertisements list the retail price of 15 cents each. Retail price is listed at 12 1/2 cents in catalogues for 1879-80, and 1880-81. Cover and plates chromolithographed. "Picture books for little children. ... Price, twenty-five cents each. ... The Camptown races."--advertisement, lower cover. |
| 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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