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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | The Story of the Charmed Fawn / 1851 |
| Date | 1851 |
| Record ID | 530679 |
| Collection Name | McLoughlin Competitors |
| Reference | McL-CompC080 |
| Theme | Animals and Nature |
| Library of Congress Subject | Children's poetry |
| Genre | Poetry and Verse |
| Publisher | Elton & Co |
| Places | New York |
| Illustrator | Weir, Harrison (1824-1906) |
| Document Type | Anthology |
| Book Type | Juvenile literature--1851 Folk tales--1851 Gift books--1851 Ornate types (Type evidence) Publishers' cloth bindings (Binding)--1851 Grained cloth (Binding)--1851 Blind stamped cloth (Binding) Gold stamped cloth (Binding) Relief prints Publishers' copies (Provenance) |
| Size | [144] p. : ill. ; 18 cm |
| Catalog Notes | Includes six works with separate title pages, all published by Elton & Co., no. 18 Division Street, New York. All have series title "Pleasure books for children" at head of title page. Based on A treasury of pleasure books for young children (London, 1850), edited by Joseph Cundall. Spine title: The keepsake. Series statement transposed from head of title page. Elton & Co. was located at 18 Division St., New York, in 1851. "The history of the ugly little duck, or The beautiful swan. Illustrated with six drawings, by Harrison Wier [sic]."--[24] p., with separate title page. By H.C. Andersen. "The story of Hans in luck, or The five bad bargains. Illustrated with six drawings, by Edward Wehnert."--[24] p., with separate title page. "Peter the goatherd: the original Rip van Winkle. Illustrated with six drawings, by Edward Wehnert. And The battle of Blenheim."--[24] p., with separate title page. "The battle of Blenheim" is a poem by Robert Southey. "The story of the three bears. Illustrated with six drawings, by Harrison Wier [sic]. And the history of Mother Goose and her son Jack. Illustrated with 2 drawings by John Absolon."--[24] p., with separate title page. The story of the three bears is based on a poem by Robert Southey. "The history of little Goody Two-Shoes, or Life of Margery Meanwell. Illustrated with six drawings, by John Absolon."--[20] p., with separate title page. |
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