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Alphabet of quadrupeds (cover)
Alphabet of quadrupeds (cover)
TitleAlphabet of quadrupeds (cover)
AuthorUnknown
PublisherLeighton, C. Blair
Publisher LocationEngland -- London
Publication Dateca. 1840
PrinterUnknown
IllustratorUnknown
Image Production ProcessPlanographic prints--lithographs
NotesIllustrated with hand colored lithographic prints.
An alphabet book with short verses about ordinary animals such as horses and dogs, as well as more exotic or extinct animals like quaggas and napus.
All pages have blank versos.
Contextual NotesC. Blair Leighton was an artist and lithographer. He is reputed to be one of the first lithographers to apply the chromatic process to oil and watercolor paintings (Gentleman's Magazine, vol. 43, 1855).
Subjects (LCSH)Animals -- Pictorial works; Animals in art
CategoryAlphabet books
Natural sciences
LanguageEnglish
Digital CollectionChildren's Historical Literature Collection
Digital ID NumberCHL1064
RepositoryUniversity of Washington Libraries, Special Collections Division
Repository CollectionChildren's Historical Literature Collection. PE1155.A47 1840
Object TypeBook
Physical Description[12] leaves: illustrated; 18 x 11 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 L.71
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