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Merry rhymes and stories, for merry little learners

Title
Merry rhymes and stories, for merry little learners / with numerous laughable pictures.
Publication
London : Ward, Lock and Tyler, [between 1865 and 1872]

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TextRestricted use Arents SA 1227c (Bennett)Schwarzman Building - Arents Collection Room 328

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Additional Authors
  • Bennett, Charles H. (Charles Henry), 1829-1867.
  • Swain, Joseph, 1820-1909.
Description
5 v. in 1 ([3], 32, 32, 32, 32, 32 p.) : ill.; 18 cm.
Alternative Title
Nursery rhymes.
Subject
  • Nursery rhymes
  • Limericks
  • Tobacco > Poetry
  • Smoking in art
Note
  • Man smoking pipe: ill. by C.H. Bennett, v. 1, p. 10; accompanying verse: "He lounged all the day, And his time smoked away" (p. 11).
  • Each vol. has caption title and running title: Nursery rhymes.
  • Publisher used style Ward, Lock and Tyler 1865-1872. Cf. Adventure in publishing / by Edward Liveing. London, 1954, p. 37.
  • First, 3rd and 5th v. have ill. after C.H. Bennett, chiefly repeated from: Shadows. Second series / by Charles H. Bennett. London : W. Kent & Co., [1857]; Poets' wit and humour / selected by W.H. Wills. London : Bell and Daldy, 1861.
  • Illustrations: Wood engravings by various artists; those from "Shadows. Second series" were engraved by J. Swain.
  • Binding, publisher's, of brown cloth, blocked in blind and gilt.
Call Number
Arents SA 1227c (Bennett)
OCLC
NYPG86-B44769
Title
Merry rhymes and stories, for merry little learners / with numerous laughable pictures.
Imprint
London : Ward, Lock and Tyler, [between 1865 and 1872]
Local Note
Provenance: Justin G. Schiller (bookplate).
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Added Author
Bennett, Charles H. (Charles Henry), 1829-1867.
Swain, Joseph, 1820-1909.
Added Title
Nursery rhymes.
Research Call Number
Arents SA 1227c (Bennett)
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