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The ABC of Nursery Rhymes. - London : Ward, Lock, & Tyler, [1876]. Courtesy of Cotsen Children's Library, Princeton University Library (153673)
The ABC of Nursery Rhymes
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The ABC of Nursery Rhymes. - London : Ward, Lock, & Tyler, [1876]. Courtesy of Cotsen Children's Library, Princeton University Library (153673)
TITLE
The ABC of Nursery Rhymes.
VARIANT TITLE
Cover title
The ABC Book of Nursery Rhymes.
The ABC Book of Nursery Rhymes.
PUBLISHED
London : Ward, Lock, & Tyler, [1876].
SERIES
PRICE
1s.
AUTHOR
TYPOLOGY
DESCRIPTION
Size
27x23 cm
Format and pagination
4° : 10 ll. : [4] ll. text, [6] ll. pls : col. ill.
Signatures
A/C4 in 10s
Signatures note
Gathering A/B/C: A4, B2, C4
A1r and A4v pasted onto up. and low. wpr
1 gathering, sewn (binding thread between C2.3), unpaginated
Covers
Pink wpr
Up. wpr, uniform for the series, col. ptd (red, orange, blue, black); on up. wpr, at head: 'PRICE 1S., BEAUTIFULLY COLOURED. | INDESTRUCTIBLE EDITION, ON STRONG CLOTH, 2S. | WARWICK HOUSE TOY BOOKS. | ... | [black, red shade] THE | [decorated in red, outlined in yellow, black shade] A B C [fancy, blue, outlined in red, black shade] BOOK | [italics, red, outlined in black] of | [inserted in yellow and red scroll, black] NURSERY RHYMES | ... | LONDON | WARD, LOCK & TYLER, WARWICK HOUSE PATERNOSTER ROW.'
On low. wpr, advts for Daniel Judson and Son's and Goodhall, Backhouse & Co.'s products; publishers' advts: 'WARWICK HOUSE TOY BOOKS. ONE SHILLING EACH. | [four columns, first, title nos. 1–3, 7–10, 12–15; second: 16–24; third: 25–33; fourth: 34–41] | LONDON: WARD, LOCK, AND TYLER, WARWICK HOUSE, PATERNOSTER ROW.'
Illustrations
Same 6 ills as pcb734, one per page, in different order (4, 6, 5, 1–3), col. ptd on one side of the sheet (red, yellow, blue, brown, pink, grey, black)
Original designs are embedded in wider frames, modified so to continue the picture lines
4 pp. with alphabet, col. ptd. on one side of the sheet (black, red)
Registering marks
Registering marks between pls 3 and 4 (5 grey dots, upper side)
Source for date
Advts
Advts on low. wpr
27x23 cm
Format and pagination
4° : 10 ll. : [4] ll. text, [6] ll. pls : col. ill.
Signatures
A/C4 in 10s
Signatures note
Gathering A/B/C: A4, B2, C4
A1r and A4v pasted onto up. and low. wpr
1 gathering, sewn (binding thread between C2.3), unpaginated
Covers
Pink wpr
Up. wpr, uniform for the series, col. ptd (red, orange, blue, black); on up. wpr, at head: 'PRICE 1S., BEAUTIFULLY COLOURED. | INDESTRUCTIBLE EDITION, ON STRONG CLOTH, 2S. | WARWICK HOUSE TOY BOOKS. | ... | [black, red shade] THE | [decorated in red, outlined in yellow, black shade] A B C [fancy, blue, outlined in red, black shade] BOOK | [italics, red, outlined in black] of | [inserted in yellow and red scroll, black] NURSERY RHYMES | ... | LONDON | WARD, LOCK & TYLER, WARWICK HOUSE PATERNOSTER ROW.'
On low. wpr, advts for Daniel Judson and Son's and Goodhall, Backhouse & Co.'s products; publishers' advts: 'WARWICK HOUSE TOY BOOKS. ONE SHILLING EACH. | [four columns, first, title nos. 1–3, 7–10, 12–15; second: 16–24; third: 25–33; fourth: 34–41] | LONDON: WARD, LOCK, AND TYLER, WARWICK HOUSE, PATERNOSTER ROW.'
Illustrations
Same 6 ills as pcb734, one per page, in different order (4, 6, 5, 1–3), col. ptd on one side of the sheet (red, yellow, blue, brown, pink, grey, black)
Original designs are embedded in wider frames, modified so to continue the picture lines
4 pp. with alphabet, col. ptd. on one side of the sheet (black, red)
Registering marks
Registering marks between pls 3 and 4 (5 grey dots, upper side)
Source for date
Advts
Advts on low. wpr
NOTES
Title and publication information are from up. wpr, which serves as tp, and from publishers' advts on low. wpr
PRINTING TECHNIQUES
ADVERTISEMENTS
Bookseller (5 Oct. 1876), 925
COPIES
CUL: 1876.10.2 (n.a.)
PUL-CCL: 153673 (inscribed on pl. 1 '509 | Bertha A. Holbrook, June 1940'; note that Bertha (née Matson Andrews) was a collector of ABC books; see Holbrook Family Papers, Milwaukee Historical Society)
PUL-CCL: 153673 (inscribed on pl. 1 '509 | Bertha A. Holbrook, June 1940'; note that Bertha (née Matson Andrews) was a collector of ABC books; see Holbrook Family Papers, Milwaukee Historical Society)
OTHER VERSIONS
First published as
Nursery Rhymes and Rigmaroles. - London : Ward, Lock, & Tyler, [1865]
Has version/s
Nursery Rhymes and Rigmaroles. - London : Ward, Lock, & Tyler, [before 1870]
Included in
The Nursery Rhyme ABC Book : Containing The ABC of Animals and Birds, Nursery Rhymes and Rigmaroles, ABC of Heroes, The Children's Household Pets, Profusely Illustrated with Beautiful Pictures. - London : Ward, Lock, and Co., [1877]
Nursery Rhymes and Rigmaroles. - London : Ward, Lock, & Tyler, [1865]
Has version/s
Nursery Rhymes and Rigmaroles. - London : Ward, Lock, & Tyler, [before 1870]
Included in
The Nursery Rhyme ABC Book : Containing The ABC of Animals and Birds, Nursery Rhymes and Rigmaroles, ABC of Heroes, The Children's Household Pets, Profusely Illustrated with Beautiful Pictures. - London : Ward, Lock, and Co., [1877]
KEYWORDS
PERMALINK
CITATION
Francesca Tancini, "The ABC of Nursery Rhymes". In PiCoBoo, accessed April 21, 2026, https://www.picoboo.eu/catalogue/pcb968