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The History of Sir Richard Whittington, and his cat (title page and frontispiece)
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| Title | The History of Sir Richard Whittington, and his cat (title page and frontispiece) |
| Alternate Title | Whittington and his cat |
| Author | Unknown |
| Publisher | F. Houlston and Son
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| Publisher Location | England--Wellington |
| Publication Date | 1828-1840 |
| Printer | F. Houlston and Son
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| Image Production Process | Relief prints--woodcuts
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| Notes | Chapbook with colored woodcut illustrations.
Printed on cover: London, Printed for Houlston and Son at Wellington, Salop.
Part of the series: Twelve Chapbooks published by F. Houlston & Son, Wellington, Salop (England) and London between 1820 and 1840.
Dick Whittington and His Cat is a British folk tale that has often been adapted for stage pantomimes and other adaptations. It tells of a poor boy in the 14th century who becomes a wealthy merchant and eventually the Lord Mayor of London because of the ratting abilities of his cat. The character of the boy is named for a real life person, Richard Whittington, but there is no evidence that Whittington had a cat. (Source: Wikipedia)
The frontispiece has a hand colored picture of a cat with the caption in verse: "Behold a cat whose merit wants a name: 'Twas she that rais'd poor Whittington to fame: E'en so shall Providence provide for those Who duly honour him, and keep his laws". |
| Contextual Notes | This chapbook series contained cautionary tales, adventure stories, alphabets, natural histories, moral lessons, cries, and reading lessons in poetry and prose. Each volume contained 15-50 pages bound with card wrappers bearing illustrations of no relevance to the books' contents, and were issued either colored or plain. |
| Subjects (LCSH) | Whittington, Richard, d. 1423 -- Juvenile literature
Chapbooks, English -- Specimens
Cats -- Folklore |
| Category | Chapbooks
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| Language | English |
| Digital Collection | Children's Historical Literature Collection |
| Digital ID Number | CHL1058 |
| Repository | University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections Division |
| Repository Collection | Children's Historical Literature Collection. PR3991 A1 W53 1828 |
| Object Type | Book
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| Physical Description | [22] p.: illustrated; 10.5 x 6.5 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 1.4 |
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