The Pussie Cat's A B C Book
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pcb523
TITLE
The Pussie Cat's A B C Book.
VARIANT TITLE
Cover title
The Pussie Cat's ABC Book.
First line
A : The Arrangement of Dress.
The Pussie Cat's ABC Book.
First line
A : The Arrangement of Dress.
PUBLISHED
London : Ward, Lock, & Co., [1880].
SERIES
PRICE
1s.
AUTHOR
TYPOLOGY
DESCRIPTION
Size
27x23 cm
Format and pagination
4° : 12 ll. : [6] ll. text, [6] ll. pls
Signatures
A/C4 in 12s
Signatures note
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1 gathering, sewn (binding thread between C2.3), unpaginated
Covers
Up. wpr, unsigned, reproducing pl. 4, col. ptd (red, blue, yellow, ochre, gold, black); on up. wpr: 'Price 1s., beautifully coloured. Indestructible edition on strong cloth, 2s. | [...] | London: Ward, Lock and Co.'
On low. wpr, advts for Daniel Judson and Son's and Goodhall, Backhouse & Co.'s products
Illustrations
Same 6 ills as pcb418, one per page, col. ptd on one side of the sheet only (red, yellow, blue, gold, black)
Woodblocks used for pcb418, here embedded in wider frames, modified so to continue the picture lines; albeit modified, the key, yellow and brown (now printed ochre) blocks, with some parts cut out, appear to be the same as the original ones – or stereotyped from them –, while blue and gold appear to be engraved anew
Additional type-set text inserted within the pictures printed in black
6 pp. with alphabet and text, ptd (black, ruled in red) on one side of the sheet
Registering marks
Registering marks between pls 3 and 4 (3 yellow dots, lower side) and 6 (4 yellow dots, lower right side)
Source for date
Advts
Advts on low. wpr
27x23 cm
Format and pagination
4° : 12 ll. : [6] ll. text, [6] ll. pls
Signatures
A/C4 in 12s
Signatures note
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1 gathering, sewn (binding thread between C2.3), unpaginated
Covers
Up. wpr, unsigned, reproducing pl. 4, col. ptd (red, blue, yellow, ochre, gold, black); on up. wpr: 'Price 1s., beautifully coloured. Indestructible edition on strong cloth, 2s. | [...] | London: Ward, Lock and Co.'
On low. wpr, advts for Daniel Judson and Son's and Goodhall, Backhouse & Co.'s products
Illustrations
Same 6 ills as pcb418, one per page, col. ptd on one side of the sheet only (red, yellow, blue, gold, black)
Woodblocks used for pcb418, here embedded in wider frames, modified so to continue the picture lines; albeit modified, the key, yellow and brown (now printed ochre) blocks, with some parts cut out, appear to be the same as the original ones – or stereotyped from them –, while blue and gold appear to be engraved anew
Additional type-set text inserted within the pictures printed in black
6 pp. with alphabet and text, ptd (black, ruled in red) on one side of the sheet
Registering marks
Registering marks between pls 3 and 4 (3 yellow dots, lower side) and 6 (4 yellow dots, lower right side)
Source for date
Advts
Advts on low. wpr
PRINTING TECHNIQUES
ADVERTISEMENTS
Bookseller (5 Nov. 1880), 1063
BIBLIOGRAPHY
2016 Tancini, 177
2025 Tancini, I.220 (T2 (5))
2025 Tancini, I.220 (T2 (5))
COPIES
DRAWINGS, OBJECTS, DOCUMENTS
OTHER VERSIONS
First published as
The Comical Cat. - London : Ward, Lock, & Tyler, [1865]
Has version/s
The Comical Cat. - London : Ward, Lock, & Tyler, [before 1870]
Included in
Little Tot's Pleasure Book : Containing Nursery Rhymes and Rigmaroles, Jenny Wren Alphabet, Punch and Judy, The Comical Cat Alphabet. - London : Ward, Lock, & Co., [1877]
The Comical Cat. - London : Ward, Lock, & Tyler, [1865]
Has version/s
The Comical Cat. - London : Ward, Lock, & Tyler, [before 1870]
Included in
Little Tot's Pleasure Book : Containing Nursery Rhymes and Rigmaroles, Jenny Wren Alphabet, Punch and Judy, The Comical Cat Alphabet. - London : Ward, Lock, & Co., [1877]
OCLCN
PERMALINK
CITATION
Francesca Tancini, "The Pussie Cat's A B C Book". In PiCoBoo, accessed February 8, 2026, https://www.picoboo.eu/catalogue/pcb523