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| Title | My Picture Book (cover) |
| Author | Unknown |
| Publisher | American Tract Society
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| Publisher Location | United States--New York--New York |
| Publication Date | 1832-c.1876 |
| Printer | Unknown
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| Illustrator | Coffin, Frederick, M.
Herrick, Henry Walker, 1824-1906
Thwaites, William H.
Whitney, Elias James, b. 1827
Annin, Phineas F. (engraver)
Bookhout, Edward (engraver)
Bogart, Robert M. (engraver)
Bogert, J. Augustus (engraver)
Bross, Robert S., b. ca. 1831 (engraver)
Richardson, James H. (engraver)
Cox, Thomas, b. ca. 1831 (engraver)
Orr, Nathaniel (engraver)
Damoreau, Charles F. (engraver)
Howland, William (engraver)
Felter, John D. (engraver)
Bobbett, Albert, ca. 1824-1888 (engraver)
Hooper, Edward, 1829-1870 (engraver)
Oertel, Johannes Adam Simon, 1823-1909 (engraver)
Stafford, John M. (engraver)
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| Image Production Process | Relief prints--wood engravings
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| Notes | Illustrated with uncolored wood engravings.
The engravings are variously signed by Elias J. Whitney, Frederick M. Coffin, Henry Walker Herrick, William H. Thwaites, Edward Bookhout, J. Augustus Bogert, Robert M. Bogart and Robert S. Bross, James H. Richardson and Thomas Cox, N. Orr & Co., Charles F. Damoreau, William Howland, Phineas F. Annin, Johannes Adam Simon Oertel, John D. Felter, Albert Bobbett and Edward Hooper, and John M. Stafford.
This little book contains verse and text with religious overtones that point out a child's good and bad behavior. Also included are moral illustrations referring to insects and animals such as : "Stoning a squirrel" and "The drowning fly". |
| Contextual Notes | The American Tract Society was founded in New York in 1825 to publish evangelistic Christian literature. The society was located at 150 Nassau St., New York between 1832 and at least 1876. |
| Subjects (LCSH) | Sunday school literature; Children's stories; Picture books for children; Pets -- Juvenile literature; Play -- Juvenile literature; Animal welfare -- Juvenile literature; Bible stories--Adaptations; Children -- Conduct of life -- Juvenile literature; Christian education of children |
| Category | Bibles and religious works
Moral instruction
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| Language | English |
| Digital Collection | Children's Historical Literature Collection |
| Digital ID Number | CHL0870 |
| Repository | University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections Division |
| Repository Collection | Children's Historical Literature Collection BJ1631.M9 1848 |
| Object Type | Book
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| Physical Description | 64 p.: illustrated; 16 x 11 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 L.137 |
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