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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | The Treasury Of Pleasure Books |
| Date | 1851 |
| Record ID | 530649 |
| Collection Name | Theme Based Selections |
| Reference | CL T784 O31 1851 |
| Theme | Animals and Nature Professions |
| Library of Congress Subject | Children's stories Poetry Nursery rhymes Fables |
| Genre | Fables Nursery Rhymes |
| Author | Cundall, Joseph (1818-1895) Sedley, Sir Charles (c.1639-1701) |
| Publisher | Elton & Co |
| Places | United States; New York |
| Illustrator | Weir, Harrison (1824-1906) Absolon, John (1815-1895) |
| Document Type | Anthology |
| Book Type | Juvenile literature--1851 Nursery rhymes--1851 Fables--1851 Ornate types (Type evidence) Publishers' cloth bindings (Binding)--1851 Grained cloth (Binding)--1851 Gold stamped cloth (Binding) Blind stamped cloth (Binding) Relief prints Presentation inscriptions (Provenance) |
| Size | [156] p. : ill. ; 18 cm |
| Additional Notes | 46 Illustrations |
| 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. Based on A treasury of pleasure books for young children (London, 1850), edited by Joseph Cundall. Collective title, p. [1]. Spine title: The casket. Imprint from title page for The old dame and her silver sixpence, p. [5]. Elton & Co. was located at 18 Division St., New York, in 1851. Copy in hand has a presentation inscription dated 1851. Illustrated by John Absolon and Harrison Weir. |
| Library/Archive | American Antiquarian Society |
| Copyright and Source Archive | Content compilation (c) 2020, by the American Antiquarian Society. All rights reserved. |
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