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Little child's home ABC book (cover)
Little child's home ABC book (cover)
TitleLittle child's home ABC book (cover)
AuthorUnknown
PublisherMcLoughlin Brothers Publishers
Publisher LocationUnited States--New York--New York
Publication Dateca. 1880
PrinterUnknown
IllustratorKarst, John, 1836-1922
Image Production ProcessRelief prints
NotesCover design and half-page illustrations produced by a relief process.
Includes a picture alphabet and simple reading exercises.
Printed on the cover: John Karst, NY.
The cover depicts a small child reading to a woman. Behind them, a baby is sleeping in a crib.
Contextual NotesJohn Karst was born in Germany and came to the United States as a youth. He apprenticed with an engraver and eventually directed production for Leslie's Magazine. He is best known for his illustrations in William Holmes McGuffey's Eclectic Primers.
Subjects (LCSH)Readers (Primary); Country life -- Juvenile literature
CategoryAlphabet books
Readers
LanguageEnglish
Digital CollectionChildren's Historical Literature Collection
Digital ID NumberCHL1124
RepositoryUniversity of Washington Libraries, Special Collections Division
Repository CollectionChildren's Historical Literature Collection PE1119.L588 1870
Object TypeBook
Physical Description[14] unnumbered p.: illustrated; 27 x1 7 cm.
Digital Reproduction InformationScanned 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 ChecklistExhibit checklist 17.4
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