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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | The Illuminated White Pine Alphabet / c.1871-1872 |
| Date | c.1871-1872 |
| Record ID | 217554 |
| Collection Name | Alphabet Books |
| Reference | CL-PamI29W5811871a |
| Theme | Education and Didactic Texts Illness and Death Professions |
| Library of Congress Subject | Poetry Patent medicines Picture books |
| Genre | Pedagogical Texts Poetry and Verse |
| Publisher | Geo W Swett |
| Places | Boston |
| Document Type | Pamphlet Alphabet Book |
| Book Type | Relief prints Pictorial bindings (Binding) Printed wrappers (Binding) Juvenile literature--1871 Alphabet books--1871 Poems--1871 Books printed as advertisements Advertisements--Patent medicines Ink stamps (Provenance) |
| Size | 15, [1] p. : ill. ; 17 cm |
| Catalog Notes | An illustrated alphabet in rhyme accompanied by numerous advertisements and testimonials for various patent medicines, including "Dr. J.W. Poland's White Pine Compound." Includes testimonials dated as late as Sept. 1, 1871. George W. Swett is listed in Boston directories at 37 Court St. from 1871 to 1872. J.E. Farwell & Co. were in business at 37 Congress St., Boston, from 1862 to 1872. Title and imprint statement from printed wrapper. Running title: White-Pine illuminated alphabet. Wood-engraved illustration, p. [1] of wrapper, signed "Dyer en." (i.e., Richard Dyer?). |
| Linked Documents |
The Illuminated White Pine Alphabet / c.1863-1870 The Illuminated White Pine Alphabet / 1866 |
| 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. |