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Chromolithographed Picture Book

Martin, Sarah Catherine. Old Mother Hubbard and Her Wonderful Dog. (Santa Claus Series) New York: McLoughlin Bros., 1889.

These lush chromolithographs are the perfect foil for Sarah Catherine Martin's witty 18th-century nursery rhyme. As the cover attests, Old Mother Hubbard will do anything for her dog, including give him her spectacles. This picture book is a fine example of McLoughlin Bros. at the height of the firm's commercial and creative powers.

Purchased from Jo-Ann Reisler. Linda F. and Julian L. Lapides Fund.

--Laura Wasowicz, Curator of Childrens' Literature

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