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| Title | The Railway ABC (cover) |
| Author | Unknown |
| Publisher | Read, Brooks & Company
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| Publisher Location | England--London |
| Publication Date | ca. 1877-1885 |
| Printer | Read, Brooks & Company
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| Illustrator | Cruikshank, Percy, fl. 1840-1860
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| Image Production Process | Relief prints
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| Notes | Illustrated with color printed reliefs.
Printed on the cover: Grandmama Goodsoul's Series, printed in oil colours.
All pages have blank versos.
An alphabet book that describes the activities and people involved in the British railway system.
The cover depicts a train going through a tunnel and is signed "P. Ck" in the lower right corner, indicating that Percy Cruikshank is the illustrator. |
| Contextual Notes | Percy Cruikshank was the son of Isaac Cruikshank, an Irish painter and caricaturist, and a member of the Cruikshank family of artists and caricaturists that included his more well-known brother, George.
According to P.A.H. Brown's "London Publishers and Printers" Read, Brooks & Company was located at 25 & 26 New Street, Cloth Fair, E.C. from ca. 1877-1885. |
| Subjects (LCSH) | Alphabet rhymes; English language--Alphabet--Pictorial works; Railroad trains--Juvenile poetry |
| Category | Alphabet books
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| Language | English |
| Digital Collection | Children's Historical Literature Collection |
| Digital ID Number | CHL0873 |
| Repository | University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections Division |
| Repository Collection | Children's Historical Literature Collection |
| Object Type | Book
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| Physical Description | [6] leaves: illustrated; 30 x 24.5 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 L.21 |
