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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | The Diverting History Of John Gilpin |
| Date | c.1840-1845 |
| Record ID | 228105 |
| Collection Name | Theme Based Selections |
| Reference | CL-Pam C876 J65 1840 |
| Theme | Animals and Nature |
| Library of Congress Subject | Poetry Picture books Horses Wit and humor |
| Genre | Fiction |
| Author | Cowper, William (1731-1800) |
| Publisher | Raine, William |
| Places | United States |
| Illustrator | Cruikshank, George (1792-1878) Greenough, John James (1812-1908) |
| Document Type | Novel |
| Book Type | Juvenile literature--1840 Poems--1840 Ballads Printed wrappers (Binding) Relief prints |
| Size | 8 leaves : ill. ; 18 cm |
| Catalog Notes | In verse. Title from printed wrapper. By William Cowper. Possibly issued by Baltimore publisher William Raine (active ca. 1840-1845). Raine issued a series entitled New coloured books, the output of which closely matches the list of "New colored books" advertised on p. [4] of the wrapper of the copy in hand. Wood-engraved illustrations hand-colored; closely resemble Cruikshank's illustrations. Signed by John James Greenough. |
| 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. |