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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | The Pictorial Primer / c.1846-1849 |
| Date | c.1846-1849 |
| Record ID | 218743 |
| Collection Name | Alphabet Books |
| Reference | PrimersL8976P9531846 |
| Theme | Education and Didactic Texts Animals and Nature Leisure and Play |
| Library of Congress Subject | Picture books Poetry Occupations Animals |
| Genre | Pedagogical Texts |
| Publisher | Zieber, George B |
| Places | Philadelphia |
| Document Type | Pamphlet Alphabet Book |
| Book Type | Relief prints Printed wrappers (Binding) Juvenile literature--1846 Alphabet books--1846 Poems--1846 Publishers' advertisements--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia |
| Size | [16] p. : col. ill. ; 20 cm |
| Catalog Notes | An alphabet in verse. At head of wrapper title: Grandfather Lovechild's pictorial primer. Copyright 1846 by George B. Zieber. Copyright statement appears on p. [1] of wrapper. George B. Zieber was listed in Philadelphia directories from 1840 to 1849. Copy in hand bears inscription dated Christmas 1850. "G.B. Zieber, printer. E.B. Mears, stereotyper."--p. [1] of printed wrapper. "With twenty-eight splendid illustrations on wood by Brightly, from original designs by Croome, and a vignette by Darley."--p. [1] of wrapper. "George B. Zieber has in press an original and uniform series of moral and instructive nursery publications, from the highly popular pen of 'Grandfather Lovechild,' embellished with elegant richly-colored illustrations... Grandfather Lovechild's pictorial primer, 28 illustrations. 12 1/2."--p. [4] of wrapper. Wood-engraved illustrations hand-colored. "Useful books for ladies, published by G.B. Zieber & Co., Philadelphia, and for sale by booksellers generally."--p. [3] 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. |