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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | The Old Dame and Her Silver Sixpence, or The Little Pig / Illustrated With Six Drawings; and Robin's Yule Song / 1852 |
| Date | 1852 |
| Record ID | 533243 |
| Collection Name | McLoughlin Collection |
| Reference | McL-Pam O4417 D157s 1852 |
| Theme | Animals and Nature Morality, Manners and Consequences Calendar Events and Holidays |
| Library of Congress Subject | Children's stories Older women--Juvenile literature Swine--Juvenile literature Birds--Juvenile literature Christmas--Juvenile literature Guinea pigs--Juvenile literature Publishers' advertisements--New York Printed wrappers Pictorial bindings Presentation inscriptions Dogs Fires Cows Butchers Mice |
| Genre | Folklore, Myths and Legends Poetry and Verse |
| Publisher | McLoughlin Bros |
| Places | New York |
| Illustrator | Absolon, John (1815-1895) |
| Document Type | Pamphlet |
| Book Type | Juvenile literature--1852 Folk tales--1852 Nursery rhymes--1852 Fables--1852 Nonsense verse--1852 Publishers' advertisements--New York (State)--New York Ornate types (Type evidence) Printed wrappers (Binding) Pictorial bindings (Binding) Relief prints Presentation inscriptions (Provenance) |
| Size | [24] p. : ill. (some col.) ; 17 cm |
| Page Numbers | 24 |
| Additional Notes | Pleasure books for children (Elton & Co.) Pleasure books for children (John McLoughlin) Series statement transposed from head of title page. Wrapper imprint varies: New York: John McLoughlin, (Successor to Elton & Co.,) publisher. Stereotyped by Vincent Dill, Jr., 21 & 22 Ann Street, New York. "John McLoughlin, no. 3 Tryon Row, New York, bookseller & publisher. Manufacturer of valentines, grate aprons, &c., &c."--p. [4] of wrapper. John McLoughlin is listed at 3 Tryon Row in the New York directories for 1852 through 1853. The text and illustrations originally appeared in A treasury of pleasure books for young children (London, 1850), edited by Joseph Cundall. Wrapper wood engraving hand-colored, probably under the direction of the publisher. "The little guinea pig."--poem, p. [24]. "Pleasure books for children. A new series of toy books, 12 kinds. Price 6 1/4 cents each.--Plain. ... The old dame and her silver sixpence ... The above six kinds, bound in fancy paper, 37 1/2 cents. Treasury of pleasure books, the above twelve kinds, bound in cloth, stamped sides ... Price 75 cents."--p. [4] of wrapper. |
| Catalog Notes | Series statement transposed from head of title page. Wrapper imprint varies: New York: John McLoughlin, (Successor to Elton & Co.,) publisher. Stereotyped by Vincent Dill, Jr., 21 & 22 Ann Street, New York. "John McLoughlin, no. 3 Tryon Row, New York, bookseller & publisher. Manufacturer of valentines, grate aprons, &c., &c."--p. [4] of wrapper. John McLoughlin is listed at 3 Tryon Row in the New York directories for 1852 through 1853. The text and illustrations originally appeared in A treasury of pleasure books for young children (London, 1850), edited by Joseph Cundall. Wrapper wood engraving hand-colored, probably under the direction of the publisher. "The little guinea pig."--poem, p. [24]. "Pleasure books for children. A new series of toy books, 12 kinds. Price 6 1/4 cents each.--Plain. ... The old dame and her silver sixpence ... The above six kinds, bound in fancy paper, 37 1/2 cents. Treasury of pleasure books, the above twelve kinds, bound in cloth, stamped sides ... Price 75 cents."--p. [4] of wrapper. |
| American Antiquarian Society Copy Notes | American Antiquarian Society copy inscribed: Charles E. Stone, a present from St. Nick. |
| 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. |