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| Title | The illuminated A, B, C (P-S) |
| Author | Unknown |
| Publisher | Strong, Thomas W.
G.W. Cottrell & Company
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| Publisher Location | United States--New York--New York
United States--Massachusetts--Boston |
| Publication Date | 1853? |
| Printer | Dill, Vincent (stereotyper)
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| Illustrator | Unknown
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| Image Production Process | Relief prints
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| Notes | Illustrated with hand colored relief prints.
This book features a poem and woodcuts of games for each letter of the alphabet.
"P stands for Pop-gun, for old Pope and Pole, P for Pitch at the Cooly, and Pitch in the Hole." The illustration depicts a boy playing with a pop-gun.
"Q" stands for quoits, a lawn game similar to horseshoe pitching.
"R stands for Racket, and Racing and Rounds, and Riddles to puzzle, and Running the Bounds; and Ringing the bull..." The illustration depicts two boys racing.
"S stands for Skating, and Sliding on ice...for Swimming and Sailing...and for skipping." The illustration depicts a young girl skipping rope and two young boys ice skating. |
| Contextual Notes | Thomas W. Strong published at 98 Nassau St. between 1843 and 1866. G.W. Cottrell & Company published in Boston between 1848 and 1855. |
| Subjects (LCSH) | Alphabet -- Juvenile poetry; Games--Juvenile poetry; Play--Juvenile poetry |
| Category | Alphabet books
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| Language | English |
| Digital Collection | Children's Historical Literature Collection |
| Digital ID Number | CHL1047 |
| Repository | University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections Division |
| Repository Collection | Children's Historical Literature Collection PE1155.I45 1853 |
| Object Type | Book
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| Physical Description | [8] leaves: illustrated; 26 x 17 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.26 |
