Author's presentation copy to Carl Van Vechten, January 23, 1953. Typewritten note signed by author included., Cover-title., CVV, p. 563 (N)., and Verse and prose.
Publisher:
Printed by the Port-of-Spain Gazette ltd.,
Subject (Name):
Mittelhölzer, Edgar--Autograph, Mittelhölzer, Edgar--Presentation inscription to C. Van Vechten, and Van Vechten, Carl,--1880-1964--Presentation inscription from E. Mittelhölzer
A chapbook of Cries, with hand-colored illustrations: The frontispiece shows a street scene in front of John Harris's shop with St. Paul's Cathedral in the background where a fashionable lady and a boy talk to a street-vendor selling goods from his basket. The shop window shows Harris sold medicines as well being a lending library and bookseller. The chapbook includes images and cries of a Georgian street vendors --- chimney sweeps, milkmaids, fish-women, watercress sellers, men making and selling mats and brooms or repairing chairs, sellers of cat and dog meat, swords and standards, nosegays and florists, sellers of live geese and chickens, foods like Banbury cakes or hot gingerbread, potatoes, strawberries, fresh fish, eels, lobsters and flounder, rabbits, matches, and a newspapers, and ending with two watchmen in front of the Watch-House. On the back wrapper is an advertisement for seven other works, "new editions of the following celebrated little works" each priced 1s, 6d.
Alternative Title:
Cries of London and Description of the cries of London
Description:
Title from printed title page., Published with yellow wrappers, the upper cover printed with the title and imprint surrounded by a single fillet border. On the verso: publisher's list of new editions., and With an inscription on flyleaf. For further information, consult library staff.
Publisher:
John Harris, St. Paul's Church-Yard
Subject (Geographic):
England, London., and London
Subject (Topic):
Cries, Cities and towns, Occupations, Peddlers, Children's poetry, Picture books for children, and Street vendors
Date of publication supplied by cataloger., Below title: Part II containing 1. To an arbour of woodbines. 2 As Cloe sat shelter'd, &c. 3. Says Damon to Phillis, &c. ..., Mounted on leaf 70 in center. Copy trimmed., and Bound in three-quarters red morocco leather with marbled boards, with spine title stamped in gold: Old English ballads, woodcuts, vol. 2.
Brown paper wrappers with printed title from upper cover within ornamental border. List of "penny books printed and sold by J. Kendrew, Colliergate, York", on lower cover., "Decorated with wood-cuts from life.", Colophon: "Printed and sold by J. Kendrew, Colliergate.", Cries accompanied by woodcuts and rhymes., Illustrated with woodcuts., Undated. Dated from examination of materials and styles., and For further information, consult library staff.
Foreman, Stephen, 1807-1881 Richmond, Legh, 1772-1827 Smith, George Charles, 1782-1863. Boy the sailor boy Worcester, S. A. (Samuel Austin), 1798-1859
Published / Created:
1847
Call Number:
2000 2313
Image Count:
37
Alternative Title:
Bob the sailor boy
Description:
"5000 copies"--Colophon., [Bob the sailor boy, by G.C. Smith]: p. 57-67., First ed. in Cherokee; translated by Samuel A. Worcester and Stephen Foreman., From the library of Frank T. Siebert., and In Cherokee language and characters; title also in Cherokee.
Publisher:
Mission Press, J. Candy & E. Archer, printers,
Subject (Name):
Siebert, Frank T.--(Frank Thomas),--1912-1998--Ownership
Subject (Topic):
Cherokee language--Texts and Indians of North America--Language