Master J Spraggles : His Version of Robinson Crusoe / c.1880-1882 Pamphlet. c.1880-1882.

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

26 pages, 2 unnumbered pages : illustrations ; 25 cm

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"A humorous adaptation of Daniel Defoe's Robinson Crusoe. Illustrated by pictures 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. "The Caldecott series ... Price, 25c. each."--publisher's advertisement, lower cover. This description matches that given for the Caldecott series in the section of the McLoughlin publisher's catalogue devoted to "New stock for the seasons of 1880 and 1881." (See Catalogue of McLoughlin Bros., toy books (New York, [1880])). Publisher's advertisement in the book in hand also includes entries for the following items in press--Transformation toy books (price 25 cents each), and The yellow dwarf series (price 8 cents each). These two series are not listed in the trade catalogue for 1880-1881, but are included in the Catalogue of McLoughlin Bros., toy books (New York, [1882].) In this publisher's catalogue, the Transformation toy books are also priced at 25 cents each, but the books in The yellow dwarf series are listed at 10 cents apiece. Imprint statement transcribed from foot of upper cover. Cover and illustrations produced by a relief process (zinc etching?). Textual illustrations printed in white ink on a black background within a frame tinted light red."

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January 13, 2023