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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | The Courtship And Wedding Of The Little Man And The Little Maid |
| Date | c.1851 |
| Record ID | 529515 |
| Collection Name | Theme Based Selections |
| Reference | CL-Pam C862 W388 1851 |
| Theme | Family and Relationships Disability Gender and Sex |
| Library of Congress Subject | Poetry Picture books Courtship Weddings Marriage Wit and humor People with mental disabilities Nursery rhymes |
| Genre | Nursery Rhymes |
| Author | Cundall, Joseph (1818-1895) Sedley, Sir Charles (c.1639-1701) |
| Publisher | Dill, Vincent Elton & Co |
| Places | United States; New York |
| Illustrator | Absolon, John (1815-1895) |
| Document Type | Picture Book |
| Book Type | Juvenile literature--1851 Nursery rhymes--1851 Publishers' advertisements--New York (State)--New York Printed wrappers (Binding) Pictorial bindings (Binding) Relief prints Hand colored illustrations. |
| Size | [24] p. : ill. ; 17 cm |
| Additional Notes | Illustrated With Six Drawings, By John Absolon And The Story Of Simple Simon |
| Catalog Notes | Cover title: The little man and the little maid. Series transposed from head of title page. Attributed to Charles Sedley by Horace Walpole. Cf. Oxford companion to children's literature, 1984. The text and illustrations originally appeared in A treasury of pleasure books for young children (London, 1850), edited by Joseph Cundall. Elton & Co. is listed at 18 Division St. in the New York directory for 1851 only. "Stereotyped by Vincent Dill, Jr., 21 & 23 Ann Street, New York."--foot of p. [1] of wrapper. Vincent Dill was located at 21 & 23 Ann St. between 1848 and 1852. Elton & Co. ... booksellers & publishers, manufacturers of valentines, grate aprons, &c. &c. Pleasure books for children. A new series of toy books, 12 kinds, price 6 1/4 cents each.--Plain. ... Little man and little maid ... The above six kinds, bound in fancy paper, 37 1/2 cents. Treasury of pleasure books. The above twelve kinds, bound in cloth, stamped sides ... Price 75 cents."--advertisement p. [4] of wrapper. |
| Linked Documents |
The Courtship and Wedding of the Little Man and the Little Maid / Illustrated With Six Drawings - and the Story of Simple Simon / 1852 The Courtship and Wedding of the Little Man and the Little Maid the Story of Simple Simon / 1863 |
| Library/Archive | American Antiquarian Society |
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