• Denslow's ABC book.

Created:
  • 1903-01-01T00:00:00Z
Date:
  • 1903
Collections:
Edm rights:
  • No Known Copyright
Identifier:
  • ark:/88435/tx31qn039
Title:
  • Denslow's ABC book.
Language:
  • English
Call number:
  • Eng 20Q 34585
Extent:
  • [12] p. : col. ill. ; 29 cm.
Format:
  • Book
Type:
  • Poetry
Description:
  • Wrapper title.
  • "Published August 1903"--Copyright page.
  • "To Mira Bowles"--Copyright page.
  • "For these books, W. W. Denslow has revised and adapted several of the best classical fairy tales. He has improved these stories by elimination of all coarseness, cruelty, and everything that might frighten children. They are new; more beautiful and striking in both text and picture than any children's books heretofore published. Each book is filled with pictures of action and fun in brilliant colors. The twelve books are uniform in size"--Rear wrapper.
  • In verse.
  • Cover p. 2 and 3 are white with color-printed pictures.
  • Relief illustrations, color printed; figures depicted include the Scarecrow and Tin Man characters from L. Frank Baum's Oz books; first printing as described in Greene & Hearn below.
  • CTSN copy: Inscribed verso f. cover "To / Edward Holbrook / From / Mualmu Jenckes / Oct. 3, 1906.".
Publisher:
  • New York : G.W. Dillingham Co., 1903 (New York : J.J. Little & Co.)
Subject:
  • English language—Alphabet—Juvenile poetry
  • Alphabet—Juvenile poetry
  • Alphabet books—Specimens
  • Alphabet rhymes—1903
  • Alphabet books—New York (State)—New York—1903
  • Juvenile literature—New York (State)—New York—1903
  • Publishers' advertisements—New York (State)—New York—1903
  • Poetry
Range label:
  • Logical
  • Front cover
  • A B / Apples Bear
  • C D / Cat Dog
  • E F / Elephant Fairies
  • G H I / Goat Horse Insect
  • J K / Jays Kite
  • L M / Leader Monkey
  • N O P / Nabob Owl Pumpkins
  • Q R / Questions Rhinoceros
  • S T / Scarecrow Tin
  • U V / Us Viol
  • W X / Walrus Xylophone
  • Y Z / Yarn Zebra
  • Back cover
Creator:
  • Denslow, W. W. (William Wallace), 1856-1915
Contributor:
  • G.W. Dillingham Co.
  • J.J. Little & Co.
Author:
  • Denslow, W. W. (William Wallace), 1856-1915
Alternative:
  • ABC book
  • A B C book
References:
  • Greene & Hearn. W. W. Denslow, 29K
Binding note:
  • Pub. white col. pictorial. self wrappers with advertisement on rear.
Location:
  • Special Collections Eng 20Q 34585
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