Details

Subject(s)

• English language—Alphabets—Pictorial works [Browse]
• English language—Alphabets—Juvenile literature [Browse]
• Crimean War, 1853-1856—Peace [Browse]

Related name

• Stevens, William (Printer) [Browse]

Publisher

• Darton & Co. [Browse]

Library of Congress genre(s)

• Poetry [Browse]

Rare books genre

• Alphabet books [Browse]

Getty AAT genre

• Cloth books [Browse]

Notes

• Date from Darton.
• 28 illustrated leaves printed on one side of linen; all recto leaves, except for frontis., which faces t.p.
• The Angel of Peace illustrates the letter "A," Britannia and Charity, "B" and "C", Florence Nightengale, "N," Queen Victoria, "Q," and a wounded Crimean veteran, "V."
• Illustrations: Hand-colored engraved frontis. (depicting uniformed officials from around the world), t.p. vignette, and 26 hand-colored engravings (showing personifications, Victorian military figures, and weapons) illustrating the alphabet letters, accompanied with large hand-colored capital letters on the upper left, and letterpress couplets underneath, e.g.: "A is the Angel of Peace from above; / Away with Discord, and welcome sweet Love."
• Cotsen copy: Lacks publisher's original yellow wrappers, printed in red and black, including imprint of printer William Stevens (cf. Darton).

Binding note

Later patterned white-and-gray limp cloth.

References

Darton, L. The Dartons, H22 (2)

Other title(s)

Alphabet of peace.

OCLC

1340462790

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