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Slateandpencilvania: Being the Adventures of Dick on a Desert Island

Illustrator Walter Crane British
Publisher Marcus Ward & Company, Ltd. British
1885
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Object Information
  • Title: Slateandpencilvania: Being the Adventures of Dick on a Desert Island
  • Illustrator: Walter Crane (British, Liverpool 1845–1915 Horsham)
  • Publisher: Marcus Ward & Company, Ltd.
  • Published in: London
  • Date: 1885
  • Medium: Illustrations: wood engraving, printed in colors
  • Dimensions: 8 11/16 x 8 9/16 x 3/8 in. (22.1 x 21.8 x 1 cm)
  • Classification: Books
  • Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1972
  • Object Number: 1972.655.30
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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