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Nursery rhymes.
Athenaeum of Philadelphia - British Imprints Oversize 1880 Nursery
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- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Aunt Louisa's London toy books
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Children's poetry.
- Nursery rhymes.
- Illustrated children's books--Specimens.
- Illustrated children's books.
- Genre:
- Children's poetry -- 1880.
- Nursery rhymes -- 1880.
- Publishers' advertisements -- 1880.
- Physical Description:
- [10] leaves : col. ill. ; 27 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- London : Frederick Warne & Co., [ca. 1880] (London : Kronheim & Co.)
- Notes:
- Cover title.
- At head of title: Price one shilling; or, mounted with linen, two shillings. Aunt Louisa's London toy books.
- "Aunt Louisa" was a pseudonym of Laura Valentine, general editor of Warne's publishing house, who possibly wrote most of the verses of text for this series of toy books. Cf. St. John, Judith. Osborne collection of early children's books, vol. I.
- First and last leaves attached to printed wrappers.
- Plates signed: Kronheim and Co.
- Includes publisher's advertisement.
- Local Notes:
- Athenaeum copy: Exhibited: "Enchanting Simplicity: Children's Book Illustration Past and Present" at The Athenaeum of Philadelphia, 2009.
- Athenaeum's copy imperfect: bottom part of front cover and verso is missing, area patched.
- Athenaeum copy: Gift of: Peter J. Koblenzer.
- OCLC:
- 26099758
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