Picturing
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hildhood
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Illustrated Children's Books from
University of California Collections, 15501990
Checklist of the Exhibition
Unless otherwise noted, works are from the collection of the Department
of Special Collections at the University Research Library, UCLA. Measurements
are given in inches and centimeters; for books, height is given; for drawings
and three-dimensional objects, measurements are given in the following order:
height, width, depth.
Index

Establishing Traditions
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section of Picturing Childhood essay]
- 1
- Anonymous artist
- De Modo Collegiandi, by Federicus Chrysogonus, 1528
- Published by Giovanni Antonio Nicolini da Sabbio, Venice
- 12 in. (30.5 cm)
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- 2
- Anonymous artist
- The Elements of Geometrie, by Euclid, 1570
- Published by I. Daye, London
- 13 in. (33 cm)
- Collection of the William Andrews Clark Memorial Library, UCLA
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- 3
- Anonymous artist
- Cosmographia, by Petrus Apianus, 1584
- Published by Joannes Bellerum, Antwerp
- 10 in. (25.4 cm)
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- 4
- Jacques Stella (French, 15961657)
- Les jeux et plaisirs de l'enfance (The games and pleasures of
childhood), 1657
- Published by Galleries du Louvre, Paris
- 8 1/4 in. (21 cm)
- Fig. 4
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- 5
- Anonymous artist
- Orbis Sensualium Pictus (The visible world in pictures), by
John Amos Comenius, 1659
- Published by Michael Endteri, Nuremberg
- 6 1/4 in. (15.9 cm)
- Fig. 1
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- 6
- Anonymous artist
- Orbis Sensualium Pictus (The visible world in pictures), by
John Amos Comenius, 1672
- Published by T. R. for S. Mearne, London
- 6 1/4 in. (15.9 cm)
- Collection of the William Andrews Clark Memorial Library, UCLA
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- 7
- Anonymous artist
- Pilgrim's Progress, by John Bunyan, 1685
- Published by Nathaniel Ponder, London
- 6 in. (15.2 cm)
- Collection of the William Andrews Clark Memorial Library, UCLA
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- 8
- Anonymous artist
- The Bible, 1721
- Published by Thomas Ilive, London
- 2 1/2 in. (6.4 cm)
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- 9
- Anonymous artist
- Atlas Minimus, by James Gibson, 1758
- Published by John Newbery, London
- 4 3/4 in. (12 cm)
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- 10
- Anonymous artist
- A View of the Earth, by the Reverend Mr. Turner, 1766
- Published by S. Crowder, London
- 12 1/4 in. (31.1 cm)
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- 11
- Anonymous artist
- Neuer Orbis Pictus (The new world in pictures), by John Amos
Comenius, 1785
- Published by Georg Emanuel Beer, Leipzig
- 8 1/2 in. (21.6 cm)
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- 12
- Anonymous artist
- The Herschel Weather Table, c. 1800
- 5 1/2 in. (14 cm)
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- 13
- Anonymous artist
- Orbis Sensualium Pictus (The visible world in pictures), by
John Amos Comenius, 1810
- Published by T. and J. Swords, New York
- 6 3/4 in. (17.1 cm)
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- 14
- Anonymous artist
- The Child's Bible, 1834
- Published by Truman, Smith and Co., Cincinnati
- 2 1/4 in. (5.7 cm)
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- Fables
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- 15
- Anonymous artist
- Fabulae Centum, by Gabriel Faernus, 1564
- Published by Vincenzo Luchino, Rome
- 8 3/4 in. (22.2 cm)
- Fig. 5
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- 16
- Francis Barlow (British, 1626?1704)
- Les fables d'Esope (Aesop's fables), 1714
- Published by Etienne Roger, Amsterdam
- 10 in. (25.4 cm)
- Collection of the William Andrews Clark Memorial Library, UCLA
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- 17
- John Bickham
- Fables and Other Short Poems, 1731
- Published by Thomas Cobb, London
- 8 in. (20.3 cm)
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- 18
- Anonymous artist
- Le Renard (Reynard the fox), 1739
- Published by Jacques Panneels and Charles de Vos, Brussels
- 8 in. (20.3 cm)
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- 19
- Samuel Croxall (British, d. 1752)
- Fables of Aesop, 1782
- Published by W. Strahan et al., London
- 6 3/4 in. (17.1 cm)
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- 20
- Anonymous artist (after Francis Barlow, 1626?1704)
- Les fables d'Esope (Aesop's fables), 2 vols., 1801
- Published by Henri Tardieu, Paris
- 5 in. (12.7 cm)
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- 21
- Anonymous artist
- Fables Ancient and Modern, 2 vols., by Edward Baldwin, 1805
- Published by Thomas Hodgkins, London
- 6 1/4 in. (15.9 cm)
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- 22
- Thomas Bewick (British, 17531828)
- The Fables of Aesop, 1818
- Published by E. Walker, Newcastle
- 10 1/4 in. (26 cm)
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- 23
- J. J. Grandville (French, 180347)
- Wood engraving block for The Eagle, the Sow, and the Cat, from
The Fables of La Fontaine, 1838
- 3 1/2 x 4 1/4 x 1 in. (8.9 x 10.8 x 2.5 cm)
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- 24
- Anonymous artist
- Reynard the Fox, 1840
- Published by Joseph Cundall, London
- 4 3/4 in. (12 cm)
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- 25
- John Tenniel (British, 18201914)
- Aesop's Fables, 1848
- Published by John Murray, London
- 8 1/2 in. (21.6 cm)
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- 26
- Ernest Griset (French, 18441907)
- Aesop's Fables, 1876
- Published by Lothrop, Boston
- 9 1/2 in. (24.1 cm)
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- 27
- Alexander Calder (American, 18981976)
- Fables of Aesop, according to Sir Roger L'Estrange, 1931
- Published by Harrison, Paris; Minton, Balch and Co., New York
- 10 1/4 in. (26 cm)
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- 28
- Stephen Gooden (British, 18921955)
- The Fables of La Fontaine, vol. 2, 1931
- Published by William Heinemann, London; Random House, New York
- 10 1/2 in. (26.7 cm)
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- 29
- Stephen Gooden (British, 18921955)
- Wolf and Kid, from Aesop's Fables, 1936
- Engraving
- Published by George C. Harrap, London
- 6 1/4 x 4 1/2 in. (15.9 x 11.4 cm)
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- 30
- Stephen Gooden (British, 18921955)
- A City and Country Mouse, from Aesop's Fables, 1936
- Engraving
- Published by George C. Harrap, London
- 6 1/4 x 4 1/2 in. (15.9 x 11.4 cm)
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- 31
- Stephen Gooden (British, 18921955)
- Aesop's Fables, 1936
- Published by George C. Harrap, London
- 10 1/2 in. (26.7 cm)
- Fig. 6
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- 32
- Antonio Frasconi (American, b. 1919)
- Twelve Fables of Aesop, by Glenway Wescott, 1954
- Published by the Museum of Modern Art, New York
- 8 1/2 in. (21.6 cm)
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Alphabet Books
- 33
- Hornbook, English, c. 1796
- Wood
- 6 1/4 in. (15.9 cm)
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- 34
- ABC blocks, nineteenth century
- Box: 7 1/4 x 10 1/4 x 2 1/2 in. (18.4 x 26.0 x 6.3 cm)
- Blocks: 1 1/2 x 1 1/2 x 1 1/2 in. (3.8 x 3.8 x 3.8 cm) each
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- 35
- Alphabet of carved letters in carved ivory box, English, c. 1800
- Ivory
- Box: 2 3/4 x 4 x 1 3/4 in. (7 x 10.2 x 4.4 cm)
- Letters: 1/2 x 1/2 in. (1.3 x 1.3 cm) each (approx.)
- Fig. 3
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- 36
- Alphabet of carved letters in Chinese lacquer box, English, c. 1800
- Ivory (some letters painted red and green)
- Box: h: 1 3/4 in. (4.4 cm); diam: 3 in. (7.6 cm)
- Letters: 3/4 x 3/4 in. (1.9 x 1.9 cm) each (approx.)
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- 37
- Cards for teaching grammar, in Japanese lacquer wooden box, c. 1800
- Box: h: 3 1/4 in. (8.3 cm); diam: 3 1/2 in. (8.9 cm)
- Cards: diam: 2 in. (5.1 cm) each
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- 38
- Hornbook, English, c. 1800
- Wood
- 4 1/2 in. (11.4 cm)
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- 39
- Hornbook, English, c. 1800
- Wood
- 4 1/2 in. (11.4 cm)
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- 40
- Movable alphabet, c. 1800
- Wood
- H: 8 in. (20.3 cm); diam: 1 1/4 in. (3.2 cm)
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- 41
- Anonymous artist
- Battledore, early nineteenth century
- 6 in. (15.2 cm)
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- 42
- Anonymous artist
- The Favorite Alphabet for the Nursery, nineteenth century
- Published by Yates, London
- 11 in. (27.9 cm)
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- 43
- Anonymous artist
- My Darling's ABC, 1800
- 3 1/2 in. (8.9 cm)
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- 44
- Anonymous artist
- People of All Nations: A Useful Toy for Girl or Boy, 1800
- Published by Darton and Harvey, London
- 2 in. (5.1 cm)
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- 45
- Anonymous artist
- The Royal Battledore, 1800
- Published by R. Elliott, Hereford
- 5 1/4 in. (13.3 cm) (8 1/4 in. [21 cm] extended)
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- 46
- Anonymous artist
- The Tragical Death of an Apple Pie, 1800
- Published in London
- 3 1/2 in. (8.9 cm)
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- 47
- Anonymous artist
- Battledore, 1807
- Published by W. & T. Darton, London
- 6 1/4 in. (15.9 cm)
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- 48
- Anonymous artist
- Presents for the Nursery, 1811
- Published by John Marshall, London
- 6 3/4 in. (17.1 cm)
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- 49
- Alphabet pieces in wooden box, English, c. 1820
- Ivory
- Box: 7 x 11 1/4 x 1 3/4 in. (17.8 x 28.6 x 4.4 cm)
- Pieces: 3/4 x 1/2 in. (1.9 x 1.3 cm) each
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- 50
- Hornbook, American, c. 1825
- Wood
- 12 in. (30.5 cm)
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- 51
- Picture Alphabet, c. 1820
- Box: h: 3 1/2 in. (8.9 cm); diam: 3 1/2 in. (8.9 cm)
- Cards: diam: 2 in. (5.1 cm) each
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- 52
- Picture Alphabet for a Good Child, c. 1820
- Box: h: 3 1/4 in. (8.3 cm); diam: 3 1/2 in. (8.9 cm)
- Cards: diam: 2 in. (5.1 cm) each
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- 53
- Anonymous artist
- The Young Child's A, B, C, 1820
- Published by Samuel Wood and Sons, New York
- 4 in. (10.2 cm)
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- 54
- Anonymous artist
- The Universal Battledore for Children, 1822
- Published by J. & H. Bailey, London
- 5 x 8 1/4 in. (12.7 x 21.0 cm) (extended)
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- 55
- Anonymous artist
- The Good Child's A, B, C Book, 1830
- Published by Mahlon Day, New York
- 4 1/4 in. (10.8 cm)
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- 56
- Anonymous artist
- The Infant's Battledore, 1830
- Published by S. Moore, Castle Cary
- 5 x 8 in. (12.7 x 20.3 cm) (extended)
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- 57
- Pictorial Primer on Wooden Blocks, 1830
- Published by V. S. W. Parkhurst, Providence
- Box: 6 1/2 x 8 3/4 x 2 3/4 in. (16.5 x 22.2 x 7 cm)
- Blocks: 2 3/4 x 3 3/4 x 3/4 in. (7 x 9.5 x 1.9 cm) each
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- 58
- Anonymous artist
- Richardson's New Battledore, 1830
- Published by Thomas Richardson, Derby
- 5 3/4 x 9 in. (14.6 x 22.9 cm) (extended)
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- 59
- Anonymous artist
- Richardson's New Battledore, 1830
- Published by Thomas Richardson, Derby
- 5 3/4 x 9 in. (14.6 x 22.9 cm) (extended)
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- 60
- Anonymous artist
- Marks's History of an Apple Pie, 1835
- Published by J. L. Marks, London
- 6 3/4 in. (17.1 cm)
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- 61
- George Cruikshank (British, 17921878)
- A Comic Alphabet, 1836
- Published by George Cruikshank, Pentonville, England
- 5 in. (12.7 cm)
- Richard Vogler Cruikshank Collection, Grunwald Center for the Graphic
Arts, UCLA
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- 62
- Anonymous artist
- Panoramic Alphabet, 1840
- Published by Webb and Millington, Leeds
- 6 1/4 in. (15.9 cm)
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- 63
- Anonymous artist
- Grandmama Goodsoul's Fruit and Flower Alphabet, 1847
- Published by Read and Co., London
- 10 3/4 in. (27.3 cm)
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- 64
- George W. Terry
- The Alphabet Annotated, 1853
- Published by Ackermann and Co., London
- 13 in. (33 cm)
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- 65
- Anonymous artist
- The Royal Picture Alphabet, 1854
- Published by Ward and Lock, London
- 7 1/2 in. (19 cm)
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- 66
- Anonymous artist
- Good Child's ABC and Picture Book, 1860
- Published by O. Onken, Saint Louis
- 5 3/4 in. (14.6 cm)
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- 67
- Anonymous artist
- My First Alphabet, 1865
- Published by George Routledge and Sons, London and New York
- 7 1/4 in. (18.4 cm)
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- 68
- Anonymous artist
- Great Big ABC, 1870
- Published by McLoughlin Bros., New York
- 7 1/4 in. (18.4 cm)
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- 69
- Walter Crane (British, 18451915)
- The Alphabet of Old Friends, 1874
- Published by George Routledge and Sons, London and New York
- 10 1/2 in. (26.7 cm)
- Fig. 2
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- 70
- Kate Greenaway (British, 18461901)
- A Apple Pie, 1886
- Published by Frederick Warne, London and New York
- 8 1/2 in. (21.6 cm)
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- 71
- Kate Greenaway (British, 18461901)
- A Apple Pie, 1886
- Published by George Routledge, London
- 8 1/2 in. (21.6 cm)
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- 72
- Anonymous artist
- ABC of Objects for Home and School, 1895
- Published by McLoughlin Bros., New York
- 12 1/4 in. (31.1 cm)
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- 73
- William Nicholson (British, 18721949)
- An Alphabet, 1898
- Book with twentysix handcolored woodcuts
- Published by William Heinemann, London
- 16 in. (40.6 cm)
- Fig. 7
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- 74
- Anonymous artist
- My Tiny Alphabet Book, 1900
- Published by David Bryce and Son, Glasgow
- 1 1/4 in. (3.2 cm)
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- 75
- Henry Mayer (b. 1868)
- Little People: An Alphabet, by T. W. H. Crosland, 1902
- Published by Grant Richards, London
- 5 in. (12.7 cm)
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- 76