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The Little Book of Hand Shadows / created and drawn by Phila H. Webb ; verses by Jane Corby.
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Webb, Phila H.
- Corby, Jane, 1899- author.
- Series:
- Running Press miniature edition
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Shadow-pictures--Juvenile literature.
- Shadow-pictures.
- Miniature books--Specimens.
- Miniature books.
- Genre:
- children's books.
- Miniature books.
- Juvenile works.
- Specimens.
- Artists' books -- Pennsylvania.
- Miniature books (Printing)
- Miniature books
- Penn Provenance:
- Teacher, Stuart (donor) (Running Press copy)
- Physical Description:
- 77, [3] pages : illustrations ; 83 mm
- Other Title:
- Hand Shadows
- Place of Publication:
- Philadelphia, Pa. : Running Press, 1990.
- Contents:
- The first moving pictures
- A snail
- A little pig
- A panther
- Dapple gray
- A dog
- A tortoise
- Polly wants a cracker!
- An elephant
- A billy-goat
- Turkey in the hay
- Goosey, goosey, gander
- A moose
- A woodpecker
- Old King Cole
- The court jester
- An alligator
- A cockatoo
- A rabbit
- The crowing cock
- The farmer in the dell
- A crab
- A frog
- Old Mother Hubbard
- Mother Hubbard's dog
- A kangaroo
- Two flying birds
- Two baby birds
- A snake
- A hippopotamus
- A sly weasel
- A clown.
- Notes:
- "A Running Press Miniature Edition™"--Title page verso.
- "This book was adapted from 'Shadowgraphs Anyone Can Make', first published in 1927 by Stoll & Edwards Co., New York"--Colophon.
- "This book has been bound using handcraft methods, and Smyth-sewn to insure durability."--Colophon.
- "The dust jacket was designed by Toby Schmidt. The interior was designed by Judith Barbour Osborne. The text was typeset in Plantin with Fenice Bold by Commcor Communication Corporation, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania."--Colophon.
- Publisher's advertisements: [2] pages at end.
- Local Notes:
- Running Press Collection copies 1-3 presented to the Penn Libraries in 2008 by Stuart "Buz" Teacher.
- Running Press copies 1-3 have dustjackets retained.
- Running Press copy 1 is "5" printing.
- Running Press copy 2 is "3" printing.
- Running Press copy 3 is "1" printing.
- ISBN:
- 0894718525
- 9780894718526
- OCLC:
- 22851940
- Online:
- Publisher description
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