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Shakspearian tales in verse for children : The taming of the shrew, The tempest, The merchant of Venice, A winter's tale, 1882 / by Mrs. Valentine ; illustrator, Richard André, William Bruton.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Valentine, L. (Laura), 1814-1899, author.
- Series:
- Children's literature and culture
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Stories in rhyme.
- Children's stories, English.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (1 volume (unpaged)) : illustrations (colour).
- Other Title:
- Shakespearian tales in verse for children
- Place of Publication:
- 1882 /
- New-York : McLoughlin Bros, 1882.
- Notes:
- Based on the plays by William Shakespeare.
- AMDigital Reference: McL V1586 S5271 1882.
- "Record ID: 425700"--Home page.
- "Additional Notes: No. 754--Shakespearian tales in verse--half bound ... more than fifty illustrations after Andre?. These plays are beautifully told by Mrs. Valentine in easy and graceful verse, perfectly suited to the understanding of children."--Catalogue of McLoughlin Bros. toy books, 1886: p. 20. A copy of a variant edition held at the American Antiquarian Society has, "Copyrighted--1882--by McLoughlin Bros."--at the foot of its cover. Title leaf lithographed in red, gold, and blue ink. In printed boards with cloth spine. Boards chromolithographed. Cover design includes pictorial respresentations of the four plays. Cover design signed: Bruton del. Illustrations chromolithographed. Text and illustrations are framed with a color border on each page. "Richard Andre?" is the pseudonym of artist William Roger Snow."--Home page.
- "American Antiquarian Society Copy Notes: American Antiquarian Society copy belonged to the McLoughlin Bros., inc. business archives; it was purchased from dealer Justin G. Schiller in 1997. Has label, "Plate House copy," and ink stamp, "Plate House."--Home page.
- "Catalog Record Note: Catalog Records (c) 2020, by the American Antiquarian Society. All rights reserved"--Home page.
- Electronic reproduction. Marlborough, Wiltshire : Adam Matthew Digital, 2020. Digitized from a copy held by the American Antiquarian Society and made available by Adam Matthew Digital.
- Description based on online resource; title from scanned document's title page (viewed on February 18, 2021).
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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