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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | The Great Turnip |
| Date | c.1865-1866 |
| Record ID | 513041 |
| Collection Name | Theme Based Selections |
| Reference | CL-Backlog Folio Pams 0069 F |
| Theme | Animals and Nature |
| Library of Congress Subject | Picture books Children's stories, German Kings and rulers Generosity Turnips Wit and humor |
| Genre | Fantasy and Fairy Tales |
| Description | Cover title. Series statement at head of title.; Davis, Porter & Co. published in Philadelphia between 1865 and 1866. In 1867, the firm name changed to Davis, Porter & Coates.; Cover printed in red and black ink.; Wood engravings hand-colored under the direction of the publisher.; "New toy books. Splendidly illustrated and all brightly colored. ... Merry picture series. Containing funny stories and pictures from the German ... Brightly colored on every page. 12 kinds, small 4to."--advertisement, p. [4] of wrapper. |
| Publisher | Davis, Porter & Co |
| Imprint | Philadelphia: : Davis, Porter & Co, [between 1865 and 1866] |
| Places | United States; Philadelphia |
| Document Type | Picture Book |
| Book Type | Juvenile literature--1865 Folk tales--1865 Color printing (Printing) Publishers' advertisements--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia Printed wrappers (Binding) Pictorial bindings (Binding) Hand-colored illustrations. |
| Size | 8 p. : ill. ; 22 cm |
| Page Numbers | 8 p. : ill. ; 22 cm |
| Additional Notes | Merry pictures for little people. |
| Catalog Notes | Cover title. Series statement at head of title. Davis, Porter & Co. published in Philadelphia between 1865 and 1866. In 1867, the firm name changed to Davis, Porter & Coates. Cover printed in red and black ink. Wood engravings hand-colored under the direction of the publisher. "New toy books. Splendidly illustrated and all brightly colored. ... Mery picture series. Containing funny stories and pictures from the German ... Brightly colored on every page. 12 kinds, small 4to."--advertisement, p. [4] of wrapper. |
| 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. |