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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | The Old Dame And Her Silver Sixpence, Or The Little Pig |
| Date | c.1851-1854 |
| Record ID | 219884 |
| Collection Name | Theme Based Selections |
| Reference | CL O4417 O44 1851 |
| Theme | Animals and Nature Professions |
| Library of Congress Subject | Children's stories Poetry Folk tales Nursery rhymes |
| Genre | Folklore, Myths and Legends Nursery Rhymes |
| Publisher | Elton & Co |
| Places | United States; New York |
| Illustrator | Absolon, John (1815-1895) Weir, Harrison (1824-1906) |
| Document Type | Anthology |
| Book Type | Juvenile literature--1851 Folk tales--1851 Nursery rhymes--1851 Pictorial cloth bindings (Binding)--1851 Relief prints |
| Size | [142] p. : ill. ; 18 cm |
| Additional Notes | Illustrated With Six Drawings, By John Absolon And Robin's Yule Song |
| Catalog Notes | Includes six works with separate title pages, all published by Elton & Co., New York. All have series title "Pleasure books for children" at head of title page. Spine title: The casket. Series statement transposed from head of title page. Text and illustrations originally appeared in A treasury of pleasure books for young children (London, 1850), edited by Joseph Cundall. Elton & Co. published in New York from 1851 to 1854. "The house that Jack built. Illustrated with twelve drawings by John Absolon & Harrison Wier [sic]. And Maja's alphabet."--[24] p. with separate title page. "The courtship and wedding of the little man and the little maid. Illustrated with six drawings by John Absolon and the story of Simple Simon."--[24] p. with separate title page. Attributed to Sir Charles Sedley. "The courtship and wedding of Cock Robin and Jenny Wren: with an account of the doleful death of Cock Robin. Illustrated with six drawings, by Harrison Wier [sic] and The bear and the children."--[24] p. with separate title page. "The bear and the children" is by H.C. Andersen. "The fox and the geese, an ancient nursery tale. Illustrated with six drawings, by Harrison Wier [sic]. And the story of Tom the piper's son."--[24] p. with separate title page. "The life and death of Jenny Wren. Illustrated with nine drawings, by Harrison Wier [sic]. And the story of a frog who would a wooing go."--[24] p. with separate title page. In red cloth. |
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The Old Dame and her Silver Sixpence, or The Little Pig / c.1851-1854 |
| Library/Archive | American Antiquarian Society |
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