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Something for the children, or, Uncle John's story of his first visit to the Centennial
Title
Something for the children, or, Uncle John's story of his first visit to the Centennial.
Published
[Philadelphia] : Campbell Press Print, Centennial grounds, Philadelphia, c1876.
Physical Description
31, [1] p., [1] leaf of plates : ill., map ; 28 cm.
Local Notes
BEIN Shirley +499: Original wrappers. Inscribed: A souvenir to Philip Reynolds Leavenworth from his father, Centennial grounds, November 7 -to- 10, 1876.
BEIN 2009 +35: Original wrappers. From the library of Alfred Heller.
BEIN Shirley +1777: Original wrappers; spine repaired with tape.
Notes
Wrapper title.
Caption and running title: Uncle John's Centennial story.
Copyright 1876 by the Campbell Printing Press and Manufacturing Company.
"Printed in the exhibition building of the Campbell Press and sold in the grounds, by permission of the Commissioners, to give children and young people some idea of the centennial exhibition of 1876"--P. [4] of printed wrapper. "The Campbell Printing Press and Manufacturing Company: office 39 Beekman Street New York."--P. [4] of printed wrapper.
Last page blank.
Wrapper printed in color. Bears added cloth spine.
Wood-engraved illustrations variously inscribed "Lauderbach sc." (i.e., James W. Louderbach?), "F.B. Schell," "A. Blanc del." Wood-engraved illustration p. [4] of wrapper signed "Ringman del."
"Benney's map of the Centennial Grounds at Fairmount. H.J. Toudy & Co. Lith., Philad., Pa."--Plate.
Variant and related titles
Something for the children
Uncle John's story of his first visit to the Centennial.
Centennial story.
Uncle John's Centennial story.
Format
Books
Language
English
Added to Catalog
November 11, 2004
Subjects
Subjects (Local Yale)
Genre/Form
Juvenile literature.
World's fairs.
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