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| Title | Peter Parley's visit to London, during the coronation of Queen Victoria (cover) |
| Author | Goodrich, Samuel G. (Samuel Griswold), 1793-1860 |
| Publisher | Tilt, Charles
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| Publisher Location | England--London |
| Publication Date | 1839 |
| Printer | Unknown
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| Illustrator | Unknown
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| Image Production Process | Relief prints--wood engravings
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| Notes | Illustrated with wood engravings, some hand-colored.
Original decorated publisher's cloth binding with portrait of Queen Victoria in gold on front cover. |
| Contextual Notes | Samuel Goodrich was born in Ridgefield, Connecticut, the 6th of ten children and the son of a minister, in 1793. His career as a book publisher began in 1816. In the early 1820s Goodrich came to the conclusion that children as well as adults preferred to read truth rather than fancy and that it would be possible to present history, geography, science, etc. ( truth) in such a way that it would be more interesting to children than fairies, giants and monsters. Based on this conclusion Goodrich moved his business to Boston and Peter Parley was born in 1827 with PETER PARLEY'S TALES ABOUT AMERICA. Goodrich expanded his publishing efforts to textbooks and magazines. His publications were so popular that he attracted imposters, particularly in England. Spurious Peter Parleys appeared everywhere, infuriating Goodrich, but he did not succeed in putting an end to them. |
| Subjects (LCSH) | Voyages and travels--Juvenile fiction; Adventure and adventurers--Juvenile fiction; Coronations--Juvenile fiction; Queens--Juvenile fiction; Storytelling--Juvenile fiction; Wealth--Juvenile fiction; Statesmen--Juvenile Fiction; Victoria, Queen of Great Britain, 1819-1901--Juvenile fiction |
| Category | Peter Parley
History
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| Language | English |
| Digital Collection | Children's Historical Literature Collection |
| Digital ID Number | CHL0705 |
| Repository | University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections Division |
| Repository Collection | Children's Historical Literature Collection |
| Object Type | Book
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| Physical Description | viii, 116, [2] p., [6] leaves of plates: illustrated; 14 x 11 cm. |
| Digital Reproduction Information | Scanned from original book at 400-600 dpi in TIFF format using a ScanMaker 6800, resized and enhanced using Adobe Photoshop, and imported as JPEG2000 using Contentdm's software JPEG2000 Extension. 2008. |
| Exhibit Checklist | Exhibit checklist 13.10 |
