A More Playful Tone
In the Forest.
Boston: L. Prang, ca. 1865
Rare Book & Special Collections
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Gift/purchase from Marian S. Carson, 1997
(136C.12)
The Children's Pictorial Museum.
Philadelphia: J. Lyons, ca. 1850
Rare Book & Special Collections
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Gift/purchase from Marian S. Carson, 1997
Rare Book & Special Collections
Division
(108.10)
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Books intended for children took on a more playful tone as the
nineteenth century progressed. Progress in illustration helped
to make books for children more attractive and entertaining. Chromolithography
was perfected by Louis Prang of Boston in the 1860s.-He was the
premiere printer of illustrated books. In this accordion-shaped
book the robin, bull-frog, fox, and weasel entertain themselves
in the forest after the sun goes down and the children are asleep.
The large advertisement above for the Children's Pictorial Museum
shows the publishing industry's willingness to cater to children
with color and illustration. There is no evidence that Joseph Lyons
was able to print this magazine in Philadelphia in the 1850s.
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