|Title||Aunt Louisa's London Toy Books: Railway ABC (N-Q) |
|Author||Valentine, Laura B.J., 1814-1899 |
|Publisher||Frederick Warne & Company| |Publisher
Location||England--London | |Publication Date||c. 1870s |
|Printer||Kronheim & Company| |Image Production Process||Relief
prints| |Notes||Illustrated with relief prints in colors by
Kronheim and Co. of London.| All pages have blank versos. Part
of the series: "Aunt Louisa's London Toy Books". Each letter of
the alphabet illustrates a different scene from the British
railway system. "N is the News-boy, who cries 'Here you are!
Punch, Times, Daily Telegraph, Standard, and Star.'" The
illustration depicts a boy standing on the train platform and
selling newspapers to the passengers. "O are Officials, in
uniform coats, with pencils, and paper on which they take
notes." The illustration depicts a group of men standing on a
train platform and inspecting a train. "P is the Platform at
Charing Cross staion, which has gained for the Builder a great
reputation." The i