Master J Spraggles : His Version of Robinson Crusoe / c.1867 Pamphlet. c.1867.

Marlborough, Wiltshire : Adam Matthew Digital, New York : McLoughlin Bros, 2020.

26 pages, 2 unnumbered pages : illustrations ; 26 cm

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"A humorous adaptation of Daniel Defoe's Robinson Crusoe. Illustrated by relief prints drawn to resemble childlike caricatures drawn on a blackboard. Cover title varies: To the admirers of native but uncultured genius: this version of Robinson Crusoe done with slate pencil in the manner of the very earliest masters is submitted by McLoughlin Bros, New York. Caption and running title: Robinson Crusoe. Imprint statement transcribed from foot of upper cover. "Uncle Cefil's series, (new.) ... Dame Dingle's series, (new.) ... Joyful tales, (new.)"--publisher's advertisement, lower cover. In the trade catalogue, List of toy books manufactured ... by McLoughlin Bros. (1867), Uncle Cefil's series was listed as new; Dame Dingle's series and Joyful tales was listed as being in press. Cover printed in color. Textual illustrations printed in white ink on a black background within a frame tinted light red."

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January 13, 2023