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The picture-poetry book

Title
The picture-poetry book : by Gertrude Parthenia McBrown ; illustrated by Lois Mailou Jones.
Author
McBrown, Gertrude Parthenia.
Publication
Washington, D.C. : The Associated Publishers, Inc., 1935.

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Additional Authors
  • Jones, Lois Mailou
  • Associated Publishers, publisher.
Description
x, 73, [1] p. : ill.; 22 cm.
Subjects
Genre/Form
  • Poems – 1935.
  • Authors' autographs (Provenance)
  • Bookplates (Provenance)
  • Presentation inscriptions (Provenance)
Note
  • With a half-title page.
  • "Copyright, 1935, The Associated Publishers, Inc. All rights reserved--no part of this book may be reproduced without permission from the publisher. Printed in the United States of America."--verso of title page.
  • Last page blank.
  • Verse for children.
Provenance (note)
  • inscribed: in ink at end of preface, p. viii "Gertrude Parthenia McBrown. July 23, '36." ; Inscribed: in ink of recto of first free endleaf "To Arthur A. Schomburg. Lois Mailou Jones. July 23, 1936." ; Inscribed: in ink on same endleaf [by Arthur A. Schomburg] "Presented to the Schomburg Collection." ; With the bookplate: The Arthur A. Schomburg Negro Collection, The New York Public Library Astor, Lenox and Tilden Foundations.
Contents
The Elfman -- The Paint Pot Fairy -- The kind witch -- The wise owl -- Thanksgiving turkey -- A painter -- Jack Frost -- Fairy snow-flakes -- Coasting -- My Christmas tree -- The snow man -- The bath -- Elizabeth Eliza -- A lawyer -- She's sick -- Lunch -- Easter Bunny -- The voice of Spring -- Pussy willows -- Fairy songs -- Busy fairies -- Dance of the fairies -- The rainbow -- Happy fairies -- My wish -- Brownies -- Brown mouse -- Kitty's song -- Fat pig -- My dog -- Bubbles -- Who lives here? -- You will hear -- Fire-flies -- Dream time -- Lullaby.
Call Number
Sc 811-M (McBrown, G. Picture-poetry book)
LCCN
36004191
OCLC
  • 3988687
  • NYPGR3988687-B
Author
McBrown, Gertrude Parthenia.
Title
The picture-poetry book : by Gertrude Parthenia McBrown ; illustrated by Lois Mailou Jones.
Imprint
Washington, D.C. : The Associated Publishers, Inc., 1935.
Provenance
Copy in Sc 811-M (accession no. G101561) inscribed: in ink at end of preface, p. viii "Gertrude Parthenia McBrown. July 23, '36." ; Inscribed: in ink of recto of first free endleaf "To Arthur A. Schomburg. Lois Mailou Jones. July 23, 1936." ; Inscribed: in ink on same endleaf [by Arthur A. Schomburg] "Presented to the Schomburg Collection." ; With the bookplate: The Arthur A. Schomburg Negro Collection, The New York Public Library Astor, Lenox and Tilden Foundations. NN
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Local Subject
Black author.
Added Author
Jones, Lois Mailou, illustrator.
Associated Publishers, publisher.
Schomburg, Arthur Alfonso, 1874-1938, former owner, donor.
Research Call Number
Sc 811-M (McBrown, G. Picture-poetry book)
D-11 6495
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