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An A. B. C. of every-day people, good, bad & indifferent (title page)
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| Title | An A. B. C. of every-day people, good, bad & indifferent (title page) |
| Author | Farrow, G.E. (George Edward), 1866?-1920? |
| Publisher | Dean & Son, Ltd.
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| Publisher Location | England -- London |
| Publication Date | 1902 |
| Printer | Unknown
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| Illustrator | Hassall, John, 1868-1948
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| Image Production Process | Relief prints
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| Notes | Illustrated with color printed reliefs.
An alphabet book depicting character traits such as amiable, bumptious, contented, doleful, etc. Each trait is illustrated and has an accompanying verse.
The title page depicts three figures sitting on a bench perhaps illustrating "good, bad and indifferent": a woman dressed in all black, a man holding a knapsack, and a man whose face is hidden behind a newspaper. |
| Contextual Notes | G.E. Farrow was an English children's author who is best known for his books "The Mysterious Shin Shira" and "The Wallypug of Why."
John Hassall, the son of a naval officer, was born in Walmer, Kent, England in 1868. He studied art in Antwerp and Paris at the Academie Julien, 1894. He eventually became a full-time illustrator, designing posters and children's books (AskART website). |
| Subjects (LCSH) | English language -- Alphabet -- Juvenile literature |
| Category | Alphabet books
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| Language | English |
| Digital Collection | Children's Historical Literature Collection |
| Digital ID Number | CHL0052 |
| Repository | University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections Division |
| Repository Collection | Children's Historical Literature Collection PE1155.F37 1902 |
| Object Type | Book
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| Physical Description | [52] p.: illustrated; 30 x 24 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.32 |
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