The 3 little kittens.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Cogger, Edward P., engraver.

Series:

Aunt Louisa's big picture series

Nineteenth Century Collections Online: Children's Literature and Childhood.

Big picture series

Nineteenth Century Collections Online: Children's Literature and Childhood

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Children's poetry.

Picture books for children.

Cats--Juvenile poetry.

Cats.

Mothers--Juvenile poetry.

Mothers.

Genre:

Fiction.

Poetry.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (8 unnumbered pages) : illustrations (chiefly color).

Other Title:

Three little kittens and their mittens.

Place of Publication:

[New York] : McLoughlin Bros publishers. N.Y., [1874?]

System Details:

text file

Notes:

In verse, with pictures.

Title, imprint statement, and series transcribed from page [1] of wrapper.

Caption title: The three little kittens and their mittens.

Publisher's advertisement, lower cover, features ad for "New paper dolls" (including Polly Prim, Gerty Good, and Jenny June), and Dolly Varden dolls. The description of this doll series matches those given in the McLoughlin Catalogue of toy books ... (New York, [1875]). "Aunt Louisa's big picture series. 42 kinds.--25 cents each."-- page [4] of wrapper. The McLoughlin catalogue for 1875 lists 50 titles. Advertisement also includes a description of the card game Chiromagica.

Relief print illustration, first leaf, is signed by engraver Edward P. Cogger. Plates printed in color by a relief process (zinc etching?).

Reproduction of the original from the Baldwin Library of Historical Children's Literature, George A. Smathers Libraries, University of Florida.

OCLC:

905323221

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.