An alphabet of celebrities / Oliver Herford.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Herford, Oliver, 1863-1935.

Contributor:

Goodhue, Bertram Grosvenor, 1869-1924., Illustrator.

Bird, Elisha Brown., Cover designer.

Turner, Evan H., Donor.

Turner, Albert Morton., Former owner.

Pearson, Louler Newton., Former owner.

Heintzemann Press., Printer.

Small, Maynard & Company., Publisher.

American Imprints Collection (Athenaeum of Philadelphia)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Nonsense verses.

Humorous poetry.

Celebrities--Poetry.

Celebrities.

Genre:

Alphabet books.

Alphabet rhymes.

Physical Description:

[64] p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Edition:

[2nd ed.]

Place of Publication:

Boston : Small, Maynard & Company, 1900, c1899.

Notes:

In verse.

Half title.

Pages [1]-[4] and [63]-[64] are blank.

Illustrated by author.

Consists of 26 bordered illustratrations caricaturing well known literary, artistic and historical figures.

On verso of t.p.: First edition (2000 copies) November 1899; second edition (2000 copies) March 1900.

T.p., borders, initials in red and black; title within floriated border, title vignette; bound in printed gray paper-covered boards; endpapers decorated in checkerboard alphabet.

"This Alphabet of celebrities written & pictured by Oliver Herford with a border & initial letters by Betram Grosvenor Goodhue and end papers & cover design by E.B. Bird is printed for Small Maynard & Company at the Heintzemann Press, Boston, U.S.A. in the month of March MDCCC"--Colophon.

Local Notes:

Athenaeum copy with bookplate of Louler Newton Pearson.

Athenaeum copy: Gift of: Evan H. Turner (2006), from the collection of Professor Albert Morton Turner (1890-1976).

Cited in:

The Athenaeum 2014 calendar, February