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Brandreth Columbian ABC for the Little Ones
Title
Brandreth Columbian ABC for the Little Ones
Object name
Children's book
Date
1876
Medium
Paper
Dimensions
Overall: 7 1/4 x 5 1/8 x 1/8 in. ( 18.4 x 13 x 0.3 cm )
Description
"Brandreth Columbian ABC for the Little Ones" children's book with 16 paper pages with lithographed vignettes accompanied by letters and sayings as well as advertisements and images from the Centennial Exposition of 1876; chromolithographed cover of a girl poking her head through a map; cover inscribed, "BRANDRETH/ COLUMBIAN/ A B C/ FOR/ THE LITTLE ONES." Provided by the manufacturers of Brandreth's Pills and other patent medicines, see 2002.1.772, 2002.1.799, 2002.1.2207
Credit Line
The Liman Collection
Object Number
2000.781
Marks
lithographed: on the front cover: "BRANDRETH/ COLUMBIAN/ A B C/ FOR/ THE LITTLE ONES."
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
