Box 44

Medium:
Chromolithographs of book covers bound in a large album, 63.5 x 54 cm

Illustrator(s):
No known illustrator(s)

Known books with call numbers and possible books (order in which they appear in the album):
Giant Hands
Giant and Dwarf
Tiny and her Vanity
Patty and her Pitcher
Bubble’s Bright for Pet’s Delight
Little Tot’s Picture book
Chit Chat for Children
Good Times and Merry Rhymes
Christmas Bells
Pet’s Pastime
Little Tales for Little People
Merry Little Stories
Fun and Frolic Stories
Little Folly’s pastime
Joyful Playmates
Happy Playtime Stories
Jolly Little People
Little Folks Pleasure Land
Christmas Blossoms
Fun and Frolic for Little Ones
Merry Children Storybook
Holiday Fun

Picture Pearls
Home Pleasure
Tales to Tell
Gleans of Sunshine
Tiny Tales
Little Folks Delight
Ding Dong Stories
Stories for All Seasons
Sparkling Tales and Pretty Pictures
Pleasure for Playtime
Fun at Home
A Picture Album
Lost Kitten and Other Stories
Disobedient Mouse and Other Stories
Spring Day Story Book
Joey’s Exploit
Lilies of the Valley
A Child’s Thought and Other Stories
Cosey Nook Picture Book
Pages for Laughing Eyes
Little Darly’s Picture Gallery
Rainbow Stories
Two Sister and Other Stories
Caw Caw Stories
Children at Home
Little Sunbeam
A Prize for Our Darling
Jolly Youngster’s Book
Little Hero’s
Happy Playmates Storybook
Wonderland Stories
Rays of Sunshine
Big Letter Book
Echoes from Story Land
Old Nursery Stories
The Pilgrim’s Progress in Words of One Syllable
A History of the United States told in One Syllable Words
Life of Washington in Words of One Syllable
Sanford and Merton in Words of One Syllable
The Swiss Family Robinson in Words of One Syllable
Mother Goose Story Book
Mother Goose Rhymes, Chimes and Jingles
Robinson Crusoe and Other Stories
Our Four Footed Friends
Arabian Nights
Mother Goose Melodies Set to Music
Strewelpeter A Picture Book for Boys and Girls
Happy Hours in Story Lane
Gems from Story Land
Chatterwell Stories
New Chatterwell Stories
Fireside Tales
Pastime Story Book
Stories Christmastime
Christmas Chimes
A Gift from St. Nicholas
Yule Tide Story Book
Stories Merry and Stories Wise
Christmas Tree Story Book
Little Bright Eyes Story Book
Christmas Surprise
Holiday Treasures
Homespun Yarns
Favorite Stories
Home Stories
Story After Story
Jolly Goodtime Story Book
Cosey Corner Stories
Round About Stories
Cheer for Children
Pretty Storybook
Holiday Storybook
Colossal Storybook
The Mammoth Storybook
Great Big Storybook
Giant Storybook
Our Naval Heroes Told in One Syllable Words
Our Darlings Picture Book
Pictures and Stories from Natural History
Mother Goose’s Nursery Rhymes
Mother Goose’s Nursery Rhymes
Delightful Storybook
Mother Goose’s Nursery Rhymes
Alice in Wonderland
Robinson Crusoe
Half Hours with the Bible
Grimm’s Fairy Tales
The Bible Stories in One Syllable Words
The Gospel Story in One Syllable Words
A Christmas Box of Pretty Stories
Hans Christian Anderson Stories for the Household
The Santa Clause Storybook
Chatterbox of Pretty Stories
All About Animals
The Ideal Fairy Tales
Brownie Year Book

Known nursery rhymes, fairy tales and stories:

Genre/subject of illustrations:
Covers/title banners/headings

 

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Bound Volume 1 “Proof Book” album of 126 chromolithographed covers of various books featuring children, animals, religious and holiday [AAS has artwork for: Joyful Playmates Box 39 Folder 2; Happy Playmates Storybook Box 20 Folder 8; Pilgrim’s Progress in Words of One Syllable Box 36 Folder 3; Our Four Footed Friends Box 17 Folder 8; Mother Goose Storybook Box 28 Folder 3; Half Hours with the Bible Box 34 Folder 1; Gospel Stories in One Syllable Words Box 28 Folder 2]

 

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