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The century story book for our little ones : a collection of catchy rhymes and amusing stories for our little ones and an illuminated alphabet.
Kislak Center for Special Collections - Rare Book Collection Zinman 140.5
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- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Illustrated children's books.
- Dummies (Bookselling)--Specimens.
- Dummies (Bookselling).
- Booksellers and bookselling--Colportage, subscription trade, etc.
- Booksellers and bookselling.
- Bookbinding--Specimens.
- Bookbinding.
- Genre:
- Specimens.
- Prospectuses.
- Subscription lists (Publishing)
- Penn Provenance:
- Zinman, Michael (donor) (Canvassing Collection copy)
- Physical Description:
- 1 volume (various pagings) : illustrations ; 26 cm
- Edition:
- [Combination canvassing book].
- Place of Publication:
- Philadelphia : The John C. Winston Co., [1900]
- Notes:
- Combination canvassing book consisting of specimen leaves and illustrations for each of the following works, in order: (1) The Century Story Book for Our Little Ones, (2) The Child's History of the United States, by Charles Morris, L.L.D., (3) Aunt Charlotte's Stories of Bible History for Young Disciples, by Charlotte M. Yonge, (4) Young People's Natural History, edited by Isaac Thorne Johnson, A.B., M.A., (5) The History and Triumphs of the Nineteenth Century, by Charles Morris, L.L.D.; slips of printed materials (on pink paper) directed at canvassers tipped-in before the title page; lined subscription order leaves.
- Binding: unmarked cloth binding with fore-edge flap enclosing, with pictorial board for Child's History of the United States (spine sample mounted to front pastedown), pictorial board for Aunt Charlotte's Stories of Bible History (spine sample mounted to front pastedown), printed cloth board for Young People's Natural History (spine sample hinged to front pastedown at left edge), and printed cloth board for History and Triumphs of the 19th Century (spine sample hinged to front pastedown at left edge).
- Copyright 1900 by W.E. Scull.
- Not in Arbour.
- Local Notes:
- Zinman 140.5 has publisher's prospectus and some subscription order leaves excised.
- OCLC:
- 914123520
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