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| Title | Aunt Louisa's London Toy Books: Railway ABC (I-M) |
| Author | Valentine, Laura B.J., 1814-1899 |
| Publisher | Frederick Warne & Company
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| Publisher Location | England--London |
| Publication Date | c. 1870s |
| Printer | Kronheim & Company
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| Illustrator | Unknown
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| Image Production Process | Relief prints
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| Notes | Illustrated with relief prints in colors by Kronheim and Co. of London.
All pages have blank versos.
Part of the series: "Aunt Louisa's London Toy Books".
Each letter of the alphabet illustrates a different scene from the British railway system.
"I is the Iron of which rails are made, And J is the Junction where two lines are laid." The illustration depicts a signal guard at a railway junction near a railway station.
"K is the Key, which fastens the door when the carriage is full, and will not hold one more." The illustration depicts a railway guard locking a train carriage door.
"L is the Lamp, which the porter will light, if we pass through a tunnel or travel at night." The illustration depicts a porter lighting a lamp.
"M are the Mails from all parts of the land, to the General Post in St. Martin's-le-Grand." The illustration depicts two men loading bags of mail labelled G.P.O onto a train car. |
| Contextual Notes | Aunt Louisa was a pseudonym for Laura B. J. Valentine. Valentine was the general editor of Frederick Warne & Company's juvenile publishing department. |
| Subjects (LCSH) | English language -- Alphabet -- Juvenile literature; Alphabets; Alphabet rhymes; Railroad travel -- Juvenile literature; Railroad travel -- Pictorial works |
| Category | Alphabet books
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| Language | English |
| Digital Collection | Children's Historical Literature Collection |
| Digital ID Number | CHL1040 |
| Repository | University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections Division |
| Repository Collection | Children's Historical Literature Collection |
| Object Type | Book
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| Physical Description | [12] leaves (including front wrapper): illustrated; 26.5 x 23 cm. |
| Digital Reproduction Information | Photographed from original book in TIFF format using a Canon EOS Digital Rebel XTi/EOS 400D, resized and enhanced using Adobe Photoshop, and imported as JPEG2000 using Contentdm's software JPEG2000 Extension. 2009. |
| Exhibit Checklist | Exhibit Checklist B.35 |
