Shelfmark
Hb.3.19
Additional shelfmark
[Another copy:] Hb.3.20
Title
The alphabet annotated for youth and adults in doggerel verse by an old Etonian / illustrated and etched by G.W. Terry.
Varying form of title
Cover title: The alphabet annotated and hints upon slip-slop by an old Etonian.
Publication, distribution, etc.
London : Ackermann & Co., 1853.
Physical description
63, [1] p. ; ill. : 33 cm.
Note
[Hb.3.19] Title on front cover reads "The alphabet annotated and hints upon slip-slop by an old Etonian".
Provenance
[Hb.3.19] Bookplate of Eton School Library, dated March 1898, with inscription "Major W.J. Myers".
Provenance
[Hb.3.20] Armorial bookplate of Lewis Vernon Harcourt.
Binding
[Hb.3.19] 19th century cloth with paper label on front cover.
Binding
[Hb.3.20] 19th century green half-binding, with marble covered boards and endpapers, gilt lettering on spine.
Copy-specific note
[Hb.3.19] Publication date written in pencil on title page.
Subject
Children's illustrated books
Genre/Form
Juvenile literature.
Genre/Form
Alphabets.
Added entry--name
Myers, William Joseph, 1858 - 1899 former owner.
Added entry--name
Terry, G. W. (George W.) illustrator.
Added entry--name
Harcourt, Lewis Vernon (), 1863 - 1922 former owner.
Added entry--place
England London.
Identifier
B29413