• McLoughlin Brothers' fifty-third annual catalogue : paper and linen toy books, half-bound and bound juvenile books, card games, board games, A B C blocks, picture blocks, building blocks, backgammon boards, chess boards, scroll puzzles, novelties, paper dolls, paper soldiers, flags, lead soldiers, etc.

Created:
  • 1901-01-01T00:00:00Z
Date:
  • 1901
Collections:
Edm rights:
  • No Known Copyright
Identifier:
  • ark:/88435/v692t897h
Title:
  • McLoughlin Brothers' fifty-third annual catalogue : paper and linen toy books, half-bound and bound juvenile books, card games, board games, A B C blocks, picture blocks, building blocks, backgammon boards, chess boards, scroll puzzles, novelties, paper dolls, paper soldiers, flags, lead soldiers, etc.
Language:
  • English
Call number:
  • Eng 20 61220
Extent:
  • 133 pages, 3 unnumbered pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Format:
  • Book
Type:
  • Catalogs
Description:
  • "Season 1901-1902" --At head of cover title, printed in red.
  • Index of books and games, respectively, on 3 unnumbered pages at end.
  • Title page with small medallion vignette of Mother Goose flying on her goose set within a circle suggesting the Moon (a McLoughlin trademark logo), here set above imprint.
  • "Season of 1901-1902, 53d [sic] catalogue: We are pleased to assure our friends in the trade that we shall make every effort to furnish them contnually with the best goods in the market at the lowest prices. We are constantly enlarging and perfecting our Works... Without question, we have the most economioal, as well as by far the largest and most complete plant for the making of all articles in our lines which can be found in the world. Please notice the large number of new items ennumerated in the following pages." --"To the Trade" note on verso of title page (page [2]).
  • Advertisement for "folding doll houses" and "lead or 'tin' soldiers" on page 133.
  • Printed pages interleaved with unnumbered blanks throughout, as published, presumably for notes and annotations (possibly a special-printing, publisher's copy).
  • Cotsen copy: Annotated in pencil throughout ("OK" or "Drop," among other notes), with some selections checked off, presumably by McLoughlin Bros. corporate offices.
Publisher:
  • New York : McLoughlin Brothers, 890 Broadway, ©1901.
Subject:
  • McLoughlin Bros—Catalogs
  • Children's books—20th century
  • Santa Claus—Pictorial works
  • Advertisements—Paper dolls
  • Advertisements—Toys
  • Advertisements—Toy books
  • Advertisements—Games
  • Publishers' catalogues—1901
  • Markings
  • Annotations
  • Catalogs
Former owner:
  • McLoughlin Bros
Alternative:
  • Fifty-third annual catalogue
  • McLoughlin Bro's 53rd annual catalogue, season of 1901-1902
  • McLoughlin Bros 53rd annual catalogue
  • McLoughlin Bro's catalogue
  • 53rd annual catalogue
  • McLoughlin Bros.' catalogue
Binding note:
  • Publisher's pictorial paper-covered boards, chromolithographed upper with red and gilt, black-outlined lettering and, above it, an inset illustration of a seated (rather gnomish) red-hooded Santa holding two elaborately-dressed dolls, bearing gift labels; lower pale blue cover with a small centered vignette of McLoughlin's production facility, captioned: "Works in Brooklyn, South 11th & Berry Streets, 4 acres of floor space"; bright red cloth spine strip; plain endpapers.
Location:
  • Special Collections Eng 20 61220
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