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| Title | Denslow's ABC Book (Y-Z) |
| Author | Denslow, W.W. (William Wallace), 1856-1915 |
| Publisher | G.W. Dillingham Company
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| Publisher Location | United States--New York--New York |
| Publication Date | 1903 |
| 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 printed reliefs.
"Y is the Yarn that is held by our Bob, While Grandma unwinds it, a delicate job." The illustration depicts a little boy sitting on the "Y" and holding a skein of yarn while an old woman sits across from him in a chair and pulls the yarn to wind it into a ball.
"Z is for Zebra with stripes on his back, How fine he would look were he hitched to a hack." The illustration depicts a zebra hitched to a carriage that is being driven by a black man wearing only white shorts, white socks, and a top hat.
Denslow was well known for including a seahorse as part of his signature as can be seen under the wheels of the carriage. |
| Contextual Notes | W. W. Denslow was an illustrator and caricaturist best remembered for his work in collaboration with author L. Frank Baum, especially his illustrations of "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz." Born in Philadelphia, Denslow spent brief periods at the National Academy of Design and the Cooper Institute in New York, but was largely self-educated and self-trained. |
| Subjects (LCSH) | Alphabet rhymes; Children's poetry |
| Category | Alphabet books
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| Language | English |
| Digital Collection | Children's Historical Literature Collection |
| Digital ID Number | CHL1024 |
| Repository | University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections Division |
| Repository Collection | Children's Historical Literature Collection PN6110.A44 D46 1903 |
| Object Type | Book
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| Physical Description | [12] p.: illustrated; 28 x 21.5 cm. |
| Digital Reproduction Information | Photographed from original book in TIFF format using a Canon EOS Digital Rebel XTi/EOS 400D, resized and enhanced using Adobe Photoshop, and imported as JPEG2000 using Contentdm's software JPEG2000 Extension. 2009. |
| Exhibit Checklist | Exhibit checklist B.31 |
