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| Title | An ABC book (cover) |
| Author | Unknown |
| Publisher | Nutt & Company, Ltd.
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| Publisher Location | England -- Leeds |
| Publication Date | ca. 1930s |
| Printer | Nutt & Company, Ltd.
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| Illustrator | Cowling, Alan
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| Notes | Color printed on linen-backed cloth. Sewn at the spine, although mended with tape.
Printed on back cover: "An Acorn" Cloth Book. Printed and published by Nutt & Co., Ltd. Stannenglef, Leeds, England. Printed in England.
Signed on front cover and throughout the book "Alan Cowling".
An alphabet and counting book.
The front cover illustrates the letters A, B and C. A is for airplane, B is for boat, and C is for car. |
| Contextual Notes | Possible date range based on the appearance of the models of airplane, motor boat, and racing car depicted on front cover; there also is an entry in the 1938 Kelly Directory of Leeds for: "Nutt & Co. Ltd. printers, Acorn works, Broad la, Stanningley." |
| Subjects (LCSH) | English language -- Alphabet -- Juvenile literature; Alphabet -- Juvenile literature; Alphabet -- Pictorial works; Alphabet books -- Specimens; Counting -- Juvenile literature |
| Category | Alphabet books
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| Language | English |
| Digital Collection | Children's Historical Literature Collection |
| Digital ID Number | CHL0328 |
| Repository | University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections Division |
| Repository Collection | Children's Historical Literature Collection. PE1155.C69 1930z |
| Object Type | Book
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| Physical Description | [16] p.: illustrated; 10 x 20.5 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 A.45 |
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