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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | The Giant And The Dwarf |
| Date | c.1866-1870 |
| Record ID | 215558 |
| Collection Name | Theme Based Selections |
| Reference | CL-Pam C953 G4347 1866 |
| Theme | Temperance and Addiction Women in Publishing Disability |
| Library of Congress Subject | Blind children Artists German Americans Temperance Wife abuse Children and death Women as authors |
| Genre | Fantasy and Fairy Tales |
| Author | Crowquill, Alfred |
| Publisher | Hurd & Houghton |
| Places | United States; New York |
| Illustrator | Crowquill, Alfred Davis, John Parker (1832-1910) Holcomb, Alfred G |
| Document Type | Pamphlet |
| Book Type | Juvenile literature--1866 Allegories Publishers' advertisements--New York (State)--New York Readers Color printing (Printing) Pictorial bindings (Binding) Printed wrappers (Binding) Relief prints Presentation inscriptions (Provenance) |
| Size | [24] p. : ill. ' ; 18 cm |
| Catalog Notes | Story of an allegorical combat between Reason (the dwarf) and Strength (the giant). Multi-syllabic words divided. Title transcribed from p. [1] of printed wrapper. Written and illustrated by Alfred Henry Forrester (i.e., "Alfred Crowquill"). Imprint statement transcribed from publisher's advertisement, p. [4] of wrapper. Hurd & Houghton was located at 459 Broome St., New York, between 1866 and 1870. Wrapper printed in colored ink. Last page blank; pasted to wrapper. Wood engravings signed by Alfred G. Holcomb and John Parker Davis. |
| 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. |