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Creator:
Somerville, E. Œ. (Edith Œnone), 1858–1949
Title(s):
Slipper's ABC of fox hunting / by E.Œ. Somerville.
Published/Created:
London : Longmans, Green, and Co., 1903.
Physical Description:
85 p. : ill. ; 40 cm.
Holdings:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Folio A 2011 74
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
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Copyright Status:
Copyright Not Evaluated
Classification:
Books
Notes:
Alphabet printed on one side of the page. Each letter has a 4 line verse faced by full page colored engraving. 20 illustrations on tan backgrounds.
"Engraved and printed by Edmund Evans, The Racquet Court Press, Swan Street, London"--Colophon.
BEIN 1998 +347: Presentation inscription to May from her cousin Brenda, Oct. 20, 1905.
BAC: British Art Center copy bound in original cloth binding with pictorial design in red, black, and white on front over. Lettered in black.
Whimsical look at foxhunting in Ireland at the turn of the century
Subject Terms:
Alphabet books.
Alphabets.
Fox hunting -- Humor.
Irish wit and humor.
Longmans, Green, and Co. -- Publisher.
Form/Genre:
Chromoxylographs -- 1903.
Contributors:
Evans, Edmund, 1826–1905.
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