An alphabet of animals / by a lady.
Bibliographic Citation:
An alphabet of animals / by a lady. London : Simpkin, Marshall, & Co. ; Leicester : Winks and Son, [1865]
Publisher:
Simpkin, Marshall, & Co. ; [1865]
Notes:
  • "Revised"
  • Black & white frontispiece & tailpiece,with numerous cuts in text.
  • Undated. Date from BLC.
  • First and last pages are pastedowns.
  • First sentence: "A--is the Ape, Which some Monkey call; He will swing on a rope, And toss up a ball."
  • Includes 27 woodcuts.
  • Provenance: Copy in McGill Library's Rare Books and Special Collections, Sheila R. Bourke Collection: Gift of Sheila R. Bourke.
  • Provenance: Copies in McGill Library's Rare Books and Special Collections, Children's Collection: Gift of the estate of Mrs. Andrea Henderson, 2006.
  • Copy in McGill Library's Rare Books and Special Collections, Bourke Collection: Yellow decorated wrappers, with woodcut depicting crossed quills under a banner reading "Poetry"; I. Mackenzie. Montreal. May/65. $3.00; Hobbyhorse Books, Ho Ho Kus, N.J. - '90 - $150. Copies in McGill Library's Rare Books and Special Collections, Children's Collection: One copy with woodcut on wrapper depicting crossed quills under a banner reading "Poetry"; other copy with woodcut on wrapper depicting a basket of flowers; both with yellow wrappers.
Physical Description:
text.chapbook.black and white, 13 cm.
Language:
English
Chapbook Category:
Metrical Tales and Other Verse
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=7567
Chapbook Identifier:
PN970_S5_A5_1865_DUP