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| Title | History of England, in words of one syllable (back cover) |
| Author | Pierson, Helen W. |
| Publisher | George Routledge & Sons
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| Publisher Location | United States--New York--New York |
| Publication Date | c. 1886 |
| Printer | Unknown
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| Illustrator | Unknown
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| Image Production Process | Relief prints
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| Notes | The covers are illustrated with color chromoxylographs, a type of color relief print. The interior of the book is illustrated with uncolored relief prints.
The book is about English history from pre-Roman times through the Victorian period.
The back cover advertises other books in the "words of one syllable" series which include the Histories of the United States, Ireland, Germany, and France, and the Lives of the Presidents of the United States. |
| Contextual Notes | This was part of a series entitled "Burt's One Syllable Histories" of which Mrs. Pierson was but one of several authors. Mrs. Pierson wrote the text using words of no more than one syllable. Words with more than one syllable are presented with the use of hyphens. (ie: Cath-a-rine How-ard ) |
| Subjects (LCSH) | Great Britain--History--Juvenile literature |
| Category | History
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| Language | English |
| Digital Collection | Children's Historical Literature Collection |
| Digital ID Number | CHL0675 |
| Repository | University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections Division |
| Repository Collection | Children's Historical Literature Collection. DA32. P624 1883 |
| Object Type | Book
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| Physical Description | [7]-223 p.: illustrated; 21 x 17.5 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 8.2 |
