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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | The House That Jack Built / c.1856-1859 |
| Date | c.1856-1859 |
| Record ID | 217421 |
| Collection Name | Alphabet Books |
| Reference | CLH842T36771856 |
| Theme | Animals and Nature Education and Didactic Texts |
| Library of Congress Subject | Children's stories Children's poetry Women as authors |
| Genre | Nursery Rhymes |
| Publisher | Sheldon, Blakeman & Co |
| Places | New York |
| Document Type | Alphabet Book |
| Book Type | Juvenile literature--1856 Primers (Instructional books)--1856 Alphabet books--1856 Folk tales--1856 Nursery rhymes--1856 Fairy tales--1856 Poems--1856 Color printing (Printing) Marbled paper bindings (Binding) Boards (Binding) Quarter bindings (Binding) Relief prints |
| Size | [156] p. : ill. ; 20 cm |
| Catalog Notes | Anthology of stories and poems, similar to A treasury of pleasure books for young children and based on London editions edited by Joseph Cundall. Copy in hand may lack collective title page. Some items have separate title pages, all bearing the imprint "Published by Sheldon, Blakeman & Co., 115 Nassau St., New-York." Spine title: Stories. Sheldon, Blakeman & Co. published at 115 Nassau St., New York, from 1856 to 1859. In marbled boards with leather spine. Wood engravings printed in colors. Includes some illustrations by Harrison Weir. |
| 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. |