Santa Claus and his works / [by Geo. P. Webster].

Author
Webster, Geo. P. (George P.) [Browse]
Format
Book
Language
English
Published/​Created
New York : McLoughlin Bros., [between 1872 and 1886]
Description
[6] leaves, [6] leaves of color plates : col. ill. (chromolithographs) ; 27 cm.

Details

Subject(s)
Author
Illustrator
Publisher
Library of Congress genre(s)
Rare books genre
Series
Aunt Louisa's big picture series
Notes
  • Title, imprint, and series from upper wrapper; series at head of title.
  • Statement of responsibility from caption title on front pastedown.
  • Date based on McLoughlin Brothers' "71 & 73 Duane St." address on lower wrapper of Cotsen c. 1 and Ex copies (McLoughlin at that address from 1872 to 1886).
  • In verse, beginning: "This nice little story for girls and boys / Is all about Santa Claus, Christmas, and toys."
  • 6 bifolia, printed on one side only, bound so ills. face text, with first and last leaves of text laid down to wrappers.
  • Illustrated by Thomas Nast; last plate signed with a stylized "TN." (plates with different coloring and detailing from another McLoughlin ed. of this title, although without apparent precedence; cf. GAX copy).
  • Princeton copy 3 Ex copy : Imperfect: wanting first text leaf and first two chromolithographed leaves.
  • Princeton copy 1 Cotsen c. 1 : "McLoughlin Bros., New York"--At foot of upper wrapper.
  • Princeton copy 2 Cotsen c. 2: "McLoughlin Bros., New York"--At foot of upper wrapper.
  • Princeton copy 3 Ex copy: "McLoughlin Brothers, Publishers, N. Y."--At foot of upper wrapper.
  • Princeton copy 1 Cotsen c. 1: "Enna Buffington"--Inscribed on front pastedown.
  • Princeton copy 1 Cotsen c. 1 : Pink wrappers, printed in red, gray, yellow, and black, showing Santa seated on a check-patterned, red and yellow carpet.
  • Princeton copy 2 Cotsen c. 2: Pink wrappers, printed in red, gray, yellow, and black, showing Santa seated on a check-patterned, red and yellow carpet.
  • Princeton copy 3 Ex copy: Yellow wrappers, printed in red, green, yellow, and black, showing Santa seated on a yellow carpet.
  • Princeton copy 1 Cotsen c. 1 : Lower wrapper publisher's advertisement set within decorative border, listing titles in Aunt Louisa's Picture Books for Children and the Golden Light series.
  • Princeton copy 3 Ex copy: Lower wrapper publisher's advertisement set within decorative border, listing titles in Aunt Louisa's Picture Books for Children and the Golden Light series.
  • Princeton copy 2 Cotsen c. 2: Lower wrapper publisher's advertisement set within plain double-ruled border, listing titles in Aunt Louisa's Big Picture Series, as well as New Paper Dolls, Dolly Varden Dolls, and the Chiromagica "question-answerer" (probably a slightly later state of the advertisement, based on the number of Aunt Louisa titles).
Binding note
Pub. wrappers, upper with color-printed design featuring a vignette of a sewing Santa set beneath decorative title within a decorative border (copying those in Warne toy books).
Other title(s)
  • Santa Claus & his works
  • Santa-Claus and his works
OCLC
33001665
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