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The stick book (p. 8-9)
The stick book (p. 8-9)
TitleThe stick book (p. 8-9)
AuthorUnknown
PublisherFrowde, Henry
Hodder & Stoughton
Publisher LocationEngland -- London
Publication Date1911?
IllustratorSmall, Florence Hardy, 1860?-1933
Image Production ProcessRelief prints--woodcuts
NotesIllustrated with uncolored woodcuts except for cover which is illustrated with a colored lithograph.
Part of the Stick Books series.
In this book, an old fairy sells magic sticks to all the children in a village. When the sticks start misbehaving, the children attempt to get rid of the sticks.
This page depicts a young boy playing with a hoop and a hoop-stick made from his magic stick. When he refuses to let his little sister play with his hoop, the hoop-stick starts beating him. Printed below the illustration: Timothy's stick whacks him.
Contextual NotesUndated. British Museum catalog cites publication date of 1911.

Paul Hardy was an artist and children's book illustrator who was at the height of his career in the 1890s. (Source: Bob Speel's website on 19th C. British art)
Subjects (LCSH)Fairies -- juvenile fiction; Children -- Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction; Magic wands - Juvenile fiction
CategoryCautionary tales
LanguageEnglish
Digital CollectionChildren's Historical Literature Collection
Digital ID NumberCHL0293
RepositoryUniversity of Washington Libraries, Special Collections Division
Repository CollectionChildren's Historical Literature Collection. PR6000.A1 S753 1911
Object TypeBook
Physical Description31 p.: illustrated; 14.5 x 5.5 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 A.34
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