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| Title | The Nursery play book (cover) |
| Author | Unknown |
| Publisher | McLoughlin Brothers
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| Publisher Location | United States--New York--New York |
| Publication Date | 1870-1879? |
| Printer | Unknown
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| Illustrator | Unknown
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| Image Production Process | Relief prints
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| Notes | Illustrated with color relief prints.
Printed on the cover: Uncle Ned's Picture Books.
Contains illustrated verses and text including "Maxims for all", "Try again", "The idle boy", and "Table rules for little folks" that provide behavioral guidance for children.
The cover has a floral border surrounding the title and illustration which depicts a little girl "keeping school" with her best doll, her headless doll, and her kitten as students. |
| Contextual Notes | McLoughlin Brothers was active between 1858 and 1920 and at one time was seen as a pioneer in color printing technologies in children's books. |
| Subjects (LCSH) | Children's poetry, American |
| Category | Moral instruction
Manners and social etiquette
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| Language | English |
| Digital Collection | Children's Historical Literature Collection |
| Digital ID Number | CHL0903 |
| Repository | University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections Division |
| Repository Collection | Children's Historical Literature Collection |
| Object Type | Book
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| Physical Description | [8] p., [4] leaves of plates: illustrated; 27 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 L.116 |
