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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | The Children's Picture-Book Of Country Scenes: With Fifty-Five Illustrations By Eminent Artists |
| Date | 1861 |
| Record ID | 219601 |
| Collection Name | Theme Based Selections |
| Reference | CL M988 C5364 1861 |
| Theme | Nationality and Place Leisure and Play Gender and Sex |
| Library of Congress Subject | Children's stories Country life England Brothers and sisters Play Picnics Farms Grandmothers Gardeners Educators Child labor Women as authors Publishers' advertisements New York (N.Y.) London |
| Genre | Fiction |
| Author | Myrtle, Harriet (c.1811-1876) |
| Publisher | D Appleton & Company |
| Places | New York |
| Illustrator | Foster, Myles Birket (1825-1899) Thomas, George Housman (1824-1868) Harvey, William (1796-1866) Weir, Harrison (1824-1906) Bolton, Thomas (1851-1893) Measom, William Skill, E Thomas, William Luson (1830-1900), engraver |
| Document Type | Picture Book Anthology |
| Book Type | Relief prints Publishers' cloth bindings (Binding)--1861 Gold blocked bindings (Binding) Juvenile literature--1861 Publishers' advertisements--New York (State)--New York Publishers' advertisements--England--London |
| Size | ix, [3], 256, [4] p. : ill. ; 18 cm |
| Additional Notes | American Antiquarian Society copy edges gilt. Inscribed: C.G. Bullwin--Jan 1. 1861. |
| Catalog Notes | Caption title: Country scenes. "The children's picture-book of country-scenes. By Harriet Myrtle. Illustrated with fifty-five engravings, from drawings by Birket Foster, George Thomas, William Harvey, and Harrison Weir."--p. [1] of publisher's advertisements at end. By Lydia Falconer Miller (i.e., "Harriet Myrtle"). Not the same work as her Story book of country scenes. "London: printed by G. Barclay, Castle St. Leicester Sq."--colophon, p. 256. Last page blank. In purple cloth. Wood-engraved illustrations variously signed "W. Thomas" (i.e., William Luson Thomas?), "T. Bolton" (i.e., Thomas Bolton?), "B. Foster" (i.e., Myles Birket Foster), "H.D.," "W.M." and "Wm. Measom sc." (i.e., William Measom), and "E. Skill sc." "New series of children's picture-books."--series title, p. [1] of publisher's advertisement. "5s."--price, p. [1] of publisher's advertisement. |
| 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. |