A. B. C. of ships & boats
By: from coloured designs by Walter May.
Contributors: Valentine, Mrs. d. 1899.; May, Walter W. 1830-1896.; Kronheim & Co.
Series: Aunt Louisa's London toy books -- no. 100
Publisher: Frederick Warne & Co.
Published: 1883
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Subjects: Illustrated children's books -- Specimens.; Ships -- Juvenile literature.; Boats and boating -- Juvenile literature.
Genres: Specimens.; Juvenile literature.
Other titles: Alphabet of ships and boats; A. B. C. of ships and boats
Notes: Title and publication statement from cover.

Date based on publisher's address.  Cf. Topp, Chester W.  Victorian yellowbacks & paperbacks, Vol. IV, 1999.

"Aunt Louisa's London Toy Books"--Cover.

First and last leaves pasted to cover.

"Aunt Louisa" was a pseudonym of Laura Valentine, general editor of Warne's publishing house, who possibly wrote most of the verses of text for this series of toy books. Cf. St. John, Judith. Osborne collection of early children's books, vol. I.

MASS copy: In original glazed pale pastel yellow printed paper wrappers.  Upper wrapper with titling and chromolithographed illustration similar to those within the text.  Upper wrapper includes numbering "100" and imprint: "Kronheim & Co., London".  Lower wrapper printed with publisher's advertisements with a list of titles in "Aunt Louisa's London Toy Books", the list including "100. A B C of Ships and Boats".