Grandmamma Easy's stories about the alphabet.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Pease, Richard H., 1813-1869, engraver.

Series:

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

Grandmamma Easy's large toy books

Nineteenth Century Collections Online: Children's Literature and Childhood

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Alphabet books--Juvenile literature.

Alphabet books.

Alphabet--Juvenile literature.

Alphabet.

Children's stories.

Picture books for children.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1-2, 2 unnumbered, 3-4, 2 unnumbered, 5-6, 2 unnumbered, 7-8 pages) : hand-colored illustrations.

Other Title:

New little stories about the alphabet

Stories about the alphabet

Place of Publication:

[Albany, New York] : Published and sold by Sprague and Company, 51 State-St., Albany, N.Y., [between 1855 and 1857]

System Details:

text file

Notes:

Cover title.

Caption title: New little stories about the alphabet.

Range of possible publication dates from years that publisher operated as Sprague and Company at 51 State St., Albany, NY: see American Antiquarian Society's 19th Century American Children's Book Trade Directory (http://www.americanantiquarian.org/btdirectory.htm) Sprague and Company was preceded by Gray, Sprague and Company (1851-1854), and succeded by William B. Sprague working alone (1858-1863).

Pagination includes verso and recto of front and rear wrappers, respectively.

Includes six blank pages.

Hand colored illustrations.

Front wrapper illustration signed by artist "Forbes" and engraver "R.H. Pease."

Includes publisher's advertisement on rear wrapper.

"Grandmamma Easy's large toy books, seven different kinds, beautifully colored"--Rear wrapper.

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

OCLC:

905333976

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.