The boy and the rainbow. Dean's illustrated farthing books ; 4
Bibliographic Citation:
The boy and the rainbow. London : Dean & Son, 11, Ludgate Hill, [between 1857 and 1865]
Contributor:
Publisher:
Dean & Son, 11, Ludgate Hill, [between 1857 and 1865]
Notes:
  • Undated. Date from publisher's form of name and years of activity at address, cf. P.A.H. Brown. London publishers and printers, p. 55.
  • Cover title and imprint.
  • First sentence: "Some rather unscrupulous wag had told Johnny Payson so; and one afternoon, when a beautiful shower marched off to the east with a splendid rainbow on its back, like the gay sash of a militia officer across his shoulders, Johnny looked sharp for the exact location of one foot of that bright 'bow of promise,' and saw precisely were it rested--in the corner of his father's great garden."
  • Includes 5 woodcuts.
  • Provenance: Copy in McGill Library Rare Books and Special Collections Children’s Collection: Gift of the estate of Mrs. Andrea Henderson, 2006.
  • Provenance: Copy in McGill Library Rare Books and Special Collections Bourke Collection: Gift of Sheila R. Bourke.
  • Copy in McGill Library's Rare Books and Special Collections Sheila R. Bourke Collecion: 1 of 48 books plus 5 duplicates. Black and white cuts used for more than one title. Pictorial buff wrappers. Duplicates from I. Mackenzie - $2.00. each; the remainder from Laurie Hill Ltd. - $10.00 the lot. Copy in McGill Library's Rare Books and Special Collections Children's Collection: 1 of 48 books in the series. Black & white cuts used for more than one title. Pictorial buff wrappers.
Physical Description:
text.chapbook.black and white, 12 x 8 cm.
Language:
English
Chapbook Category:
Religious and Moral
Digital Collection:
McGill Library's Chapbook Collection
Sponsor:
The McGill Library's Chapbook Collection was made possible through a generous donation from the Harold Crabtree Foundation.
Copyright:
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Link to this chapbook:
http://digital.library.mcgill.ca/chapbooks/fullrecord.php?ID=7336
Chapbook Identifier:
PN970_D4_D4_1857_no_4