When they were children, stories of the childhood of famous men and women

Full Record:

1913 [1926]. Steedman. When they were children, stories of the childhood of famous men and women. Illus. by J.R. Skelton

Date:

1913 [1926]

Author:

Steedman

Illustrator:

Illus. by J.R. Skelton

Collecting Area:

Mathes Childrens Literature

Curator Notes:

gift [Wunderlich-C]; T. Nelson (NY), n.d. , inscribed 1944 [1st issued in London by T.C.&E.C. Jack in 1915, 1st American edition issued 1914 by either Stokes or Nelson, the series edition with Skelton illustrations issued by Nelson in 1926, this printing from late 1920's-early 1930's from evidence of series endpapers illustration of boy in knickerbockers [same as for Pinocchio W-1928c but which by W-1938?a had the boy clad in long pants]; Honor Books series; spine and front cover titles stamped in gold on blue cloth, floral patterns on spine and front cover blind stamped, color illustration pasted on lower right hand area of front cover

Subjects:

Biographies, Saints, Kings or queens, Statesmen, Military officers, Writers, Musicians - composers, Artists, Illustrated editions - color plates - paintings - half-tone prints, Illustrated editions - endpapers - series endpapers - ink drawings, and Exhibit items - bindings - clean copies