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The Book Of Laughter / c.1858-1860 : Alphabet Book. c.1858-1860

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Marlborough, Wiltshire : Adam Matthew Digital, Philadelphia : Fisher & Brother, 2020.
Physical Description
16 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 28 cm
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Adam Matthew Digital (Firm)
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Summary
"A picture alphabet. Text alternates between poetry and prose. Cover title; series transposed from head of title. Fisher & Brother was located at 10 S. Sixth St., Philadelphia between 1858 and 1861; at 74 Chatham St., New York between 1850 and 1860; at 71 Court St., Boston between 1851 and 1860; and at 64 Baltimore St., Baltimore between 1855 and 1864. First and last page blank; pasted to wrapper. Pagination: [1], 1-14, [1] p. Even-numbered rectos. "Fisher & Brother's Great big toy books, printed and splendidly colored on all sides. No blank pages: twelve kinds, sixteen pages each ... The book of laughter ..."--advertisement, p. [4] of wrapper. Illustrations hand-colored. Cover wood engraving signed: Gilbert [i.e., Reuben S. Gilbert?]. "Happy children."--poem, p. [15]."
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AMDigital Reference:537876
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Reproduction of: The Book Of Laughter / c.1858-1860 The Book Of Laughter / c.1858-1860, c.1858-1860
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Content compilation (c) 2020, by the American Antiquarian Society. All rights reserved.
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