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| Title | The Railway ABC (M-P) |
| 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.
This page illustrates the letters M, N, O and P. "M" is for "Mail by which the Post every letter conveys"; "N" is for "Navies who dig and contruct our railways"; "O" is for "Obstruction in the winter when lines are blocked by snow"; "P" is for "Porter with luggage when we're ready to go". |
| 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 | CHL1069 |
| 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 |
