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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | The Castle of Delight / 1890 |
| Date | 1890 |
| Record ID | 431398 |
| Collection Name | McLoughlin Collection |
| Reference | McL M687 C353 1890 |
| Theme | Leisure and Play Education and Didactic Texts Animals and Nature |
| Library of Congress Subject | Diogenes (c.323 B.C.) Children's stories Children's poetry Picture books for children Cats--Juvenile literature Christmas--Juvenile literature Children's theater--Juvenile literature Lambs--Juvenile poetry Dogs--Juvenile literature Pets--Juvenile literature Rabbits--Juvenile literature Birds--Juvenile literature Country life--Juvenile literature Children's accidents--Juvenile literature Zoos--Juvenile literature Publishers' copies Musical instruments |
| Genre | Fiction Non-Fiction Poetry and Verse |
| Publisher | McLoughlin Bros |
| Places | New York |
| Illustrator | L B Zwecker, Johann Baptist (1814-1876) |
| Document Type | Pamphlet Proof Book |
| Book Type | Photomechanical prints Relief prints Juvenile literature--1900 Publishers' copies (Provenance) Book designers' mock-ups (Publishing) |
| Size | 1 v. : ill. ; 25 cm |
| Page Numbers | 0 |
| Additional Notes | Dalziel Brothers. A "mockup" consisting of pages of text pasted to both the rectos and versos of blank leaves. Copy in hand is incomplete. Title from pencil inscription, top of first extant leaf. Typography and illustration characteristic of McLoughlin books issued ca. 1890-1920. Pagination of American Antiquarian Society copy: [32] p. Illustrations variously signed by "L.B." (p. 5), "Dalziel" (p. [8]), and "Z" (i.e., Johann Baptist Zwecker? p. [21]). Partial Contents: Brother and sister; The Christmas charade; When I was five years old [set of six poems: I. Romeo and Juliet. 2. Rehearsing a fancy ball. 3. Going for a soldier. 4. The clever artist. 5. Going out shooting. 6. Returning homewards.]; The pet lamb; Neptune and his master; The tiger's toilet; The fort of cards; The fighting hares; Balmoral Castle; The swallows' congress; The little herd boy; The professor's pet; Thoughtful Tom; Old cockatoo. |
| Catalog Notes | A "mockup" consisting of pages of text pasted to both the rectos and versos of blank leaves. Copy in hand is incomplete. Title from pencil inscription, top of first extant leaf. Typography and illustration characteristic of McLoughlin books issued ca. 1890-1920. Pagination of American Antiquarian Society copy: [32] p. Illustrations variously signed by "L.B." (p. 5), "Dalziel" (p. [8]), and "Z" (i.e., Johann Baptist Zwecker? p. [21]). |
| American Antiquarian Society Copy Notes | American Antiquarian Society copy belonged to the McLoughlin Bros., inc. business archives; it was purchased from dealer Justin G. Schiller in 1997. |
| 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. |