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| Title | The cries of York, for the amusement of good children (cover) |
| Author | Unknown |
| Publisher | Kendrew, James, d. 1841
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| Publisher Location | England--York--Colliergate |
| Publication Date | ca. 1826 |
| Printer | Kendrew, James, d. 1841
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| Illustrator | Unknown
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| Image Production Process | Relief prints--wood engravings
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| Notes | Illustrated with uncolored wood engravings.
A chapbook with illustrations and short verses that describe various professions, trades and occupations.
Special Collections copy is binding variant as described by Davis; in publisher's light brown pictorial printed wrappers; title and imprint within a frame on upper wrapper, with a vignette of beehive in center; publisher's list of "Penny books printed and sold" on lower wrapper.
Printed on the cover: York: Printed by J. Kendrew, Colliergate. |
| Contextual Notes | James Kendrew was a printer and publisher who was famous for his chapbooks. He began printing in York in 1801 or 1803 and remained there until his death in 1841. (Source: Kendrew of York and his Chapbooks for Children: with a Checklist, by Roger Davis, 1988) |
| Subjects (LCSH) | Cries -- England -- York -- Juvenile poetry; Peddlers -- England -- York -- Juvenile poetry; Peddlers -- England -- York -- Pictorial works; Street vendors -- England -- York -- Juvenile poetry; Street vendors -- England -- York -- Pictorial works; Chapbooks, English -- Specimens. |
| Category | Chapbooks
Trades and Occupations
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| Language | English |
| Digital Collection | Children's Historical Literature Collection |
| Digital ID Number | CHL0179 |
| Repository | University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections Division |
| Repository Collection | Children's Historical Literature Collection. DA690.Y6 C75 1826 |
| Object Type | Chapbook
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| Physical Description | 32 p.: illustrated; 10 x 6.5 cm. |
| Digital Reproduction Information | Scanned 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 Checklist | Exhibit checklist A21 |
