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A was an archer (R-S)
A was an archer (R-S)
TitleA was an archer (R-S)
AuthorBrett, David, fl. ca 1910
PublisherDean's Rag Book Company, Ltd.
Publisher LocationEngland -- London
Publication Dateca. 1904-1910
PrinterUnknown
IllustratorRichards, Eugénie
NotesIn publisher's color pictorial wrappers; color printed on cloth; red cloth spine zigzag-stitched in yellow thread. Dean's rag books trademark ("quite indestructible") on back cover.
Each letter depicts a different trade or occupation.
"R was a rajah who in jewels appeared." The illustration depicts a turbaned man covered in jewels and sitting on a pillow.
"S was a sailor who spent all he got." The illustration depicts a sailor paying another man for a parrot in a cage.
Contextual NotesDavid Brett was a pseudonym used by illustrator Eugénie Richards for some of her work with Dean. Dean's Rag Book Company, Ltd. was founded in Fleet Street in London in 1903 by Henry Samuel Dean to launch his children's rag book idea.
Subjects (LCSH)Alphabet books -- Juvenile poetry
English language -- Alphabet -- Juvenile literature
Alphabet -- Juvenile poetry
Alphabet books -- Specimens
CategoryAlphabet books
Trades and Occupations
LanguageEnglish
Digital CollectionChildren's Historical Literature Collection
Digital ID NumberCHL0342
RepositoryUniversity of Washington Libraries, Special Collections Division
Repository CollectionChildren's Historical Literature Collection. PE1155 B74 1904
Object TypeBook
Physical Description[16] p.: illustrated; 28.5 x 20 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.48
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