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Dame Trot and Her Cat. <\/em>Otley: William Walker & Sons, [between 1860 and 1880]. Series: Walker\u2019s Toy Books. OCLC 36904615<\/a>. Full text available on the Internet Archive<\/a>. BMC copy on Tripod<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

4 partially numbered leaves.
Pages numbered 2-5, 7-8.
Letterpress; engraved illustrations, some stencil-colored, some without color.
212 x 170 mm.
Eight verses (two lines each) and two images per page.
Running head: Old Dame Trot.<\/em>
Text begins (2r): \u201cOld Dame Trot went to Brook-Green Fair, | And Puss accompanied her there:\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

BINDING: Buff paper wrappers. Letterpress; engraved illustrations.
COVER NOTES: Publisher and series imprint on upper wrapper (identical to title page except for the series name on wrapper). Alphabet and numbers printed on the lower wrapper within a grid.
ADVERTISEMENTS: Rear wrapper advertises Walker & Sons as publishers of \u201cchildren\u2019s cheap toy-books and alphabets\u201d and \u201cmanufacturers of valentines & perfumed sachets.\u201d
TEXT NOTES: 1v has several other nursery rhymes printed on it before the story starts on 2r including \u201cThe Wise Man,\u201d \u201cThe Foolish Boy,\u201d \u201cSing a Song of Sixpence,\u201d \u201cThe Three Children,\u201d \u201cThe Little Man and Gun,\u201d \u201cSee Saw, Up and Down,\u201d and \u201cO, My Chicken.\u201d
DATE RANGE: Undated; range of dates from Bodleian Library and dates of other titles in this series.
BIBLIOGRAPHY: Not in Necker.
BMC COPY: Purchased with the Seymour Adelman Fund.<\/p>\n\n\n

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1860. Old Dame Trot<\/em>. London: W. Fortey, Monmouth Court, [between 1860 and 1885?]. OCLC 1151602846<\/a>. Full text available on the Internet Archive<\/a>. BMC copy on Tripod<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

4 partially numbered leaves.
Pages numbered 2-8 (number lacking on p. 7).
Letterpress; wood engravings, no color.
110 x 67 mm.
Two verses (four lines each) and two images per page or three verses (four lines each) and one image per page; 1r is an exception.
Interior title: Dame Trot and Her Comical Cat.<\/em>
Text begins (1r): \u201cOld Dame Trot going to the fair, | With her cat on her shoulder, to see the folks there.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

BINDING: White paper wrappers. Letterpress and relief print, printed in blue ink, one side only; front wrapper only stencil-colored in red.  
COVER NOTES: Front wrapper illustration Dame Trot with cat on her shoulder. Rear wrapper illustration boats on a river within a city.
IMAGE NOTES: Illustration on first page of text apparently reused from unrelated work, a seated woman with a letter, weeping.
DATE RANGE: Undated; date range given by publisher location cf. Brown, London publishers and printers, c.1800-1870.
BIBLIOGRAPHY: Not in Necker.
BMC COPY: ex coll Ellery Yale Wood.<\/p>\n\n\n

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1865B. Old Dame Trot and Her Comical Cat<\/em>. <\/em>London: George Routledge & Sons (Edmund Evans), [between 1865 and 1869?]. Series: Aunt Mavor\u2019s Toy Books. OCLC 79900622<\/a>. Full text available on the Internet Archive<\/a>. BMC copy on Tripod<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

8 partially numbered leaves including cover, printed one side only.
Pages 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7 numbered.
Letterpress; wood engravings, hand-colored.
247 x 173 mm.
One verse (four lines each) and image per page; 8r is an exception.
Text begins (1v): \u201cOld Dame Trot set off to the Fair, | With her Cat on her shoulder, to see the folks there.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

BINDING: Yellow paper wrappers, cover glued to first and last leaves. Letterpress; wood engravings.
COVER NOTES:  Printer information on rear wrapper, \u201cEdmund Evans, Engraver and Printer, Raquet Court, Fleet Street.\u201d List of titles in the series, numbers 12-59 on rear wrapper.
PRICE: Sixpence each, or one shilling, mounted on linen (lower wrapper). 
TEXT NOTES: Text differs from early versions. Contains the first known mention of the game Aunt Sally in this narrative.
BIBLIOGRAPHY: Necker 533.22.
BMC COPY: ex coll Ellery Yale Wood.<\/p>\n\n\n

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1866. Old Dame Trot, and Her Comical Cat<\/em>. <\/em>London: George Routledge & Sons, [ca. 1866?]. Series: Aunt Mavor\u2019s Toy Books. OCLC 1152174019<\/a>. Full text available on the Internet Archive<\/a>. BMC copy on Tripod<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

8 partially numbered leaves including cover, printed one side only.
Pages numbered to 7.
Letterpress; engraved illustrations, printed in color.
233 x 180 mm.
One verse (four lines each) and image per page; 8r is an exception.
Text begins (1v): \u201cOld Dame Trot set off to the Fair | With her Cat on her shoulder, to see the folks there;\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

BINDING: Buff paper wrappers, glued to first and last leaves.
COVER NOTES: Rear wrapper lists titles in Routledge’s new sixpenny toy books series \u201cbeautifully printed in colours by Messrs. Leighton Brothers, Kronheim & Co., Vincent Brooks, & Edmund Evans.\u201d
PRICE: Sixpence, or one shilling mounted on cloth (front wrapper). 
DATE RANGE: Sixpence, or one shilling mounted on cloth (upper wrapper). 
BIBLIOGRAPHY: Not in Necker.
BMC COPY: A pencil inscription on leaf 2r reads \u201c\u20ac245.\u201d Ex coll Ellery Yale Wood.<\/p>\n\n\n

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1867A. Old Dame Trot, and Her Comical Cat<\/em>. New York: McLoughlin Bros, 1867. Series: Joyful Tales. OCLC 81856517<\/a>. Full text available on the Internet Archive<\/a>. BMC copy on Tripod<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

8 unnumbered leaves.
Letterpress; wood engravings, printed in multiple colors on linen.
172 x 146 mm.
Two verses (four lines each) or one image per page.
Text begins (2r): \u201cOLD DAME TROTT | Set off to the fair, | With her cat on her shoulder, | To see the folks there.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

BINDING: Glazed dark red paper wrappers, glued to first and last linen leaves. Letterpress; wood engravings, printed in black and gold.
COVER NOTES: Copyright note and \u201cDesigns by J.H. Howard\u201d printed on front wrapper.
ADVERTISEMENTS: Publisher\u2019s advertisements on lower wrapper for \u201cBeautiful picture books for the young\u201d series including \u201cHalf hours with the Bible,\u201d \u201cMrs. Hale\u2019s Library,\u201d and \u201cPleasure Books.\u201d 
IMAGE NOTES: Illustrators Justin H. Howard and Edward P. Cogger. Most images signed \u201cCOGGER SC\u201d.
TEXT NOTES: First printed page, glued into front wrapper, is an alphabet, printed in blue.
BIBLIOGRAPHY: Not in Necker.
BMC COPY: Ink inscription \u201cDec. 25.th 1868\u201d 1r. Ex coll Ellery Yale Wood. <\/p>\n\n\n

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1867B. \u201cOld Dame Trot and Her Comical Cat\u201d in Dame Trot and Jingles and Jokes<\/em>. <\/em>New York: McLoughlin Bros., 1867. OCLC 122276667<\/a>. Full text available on the Internet Archive<\/a>. BMC copy on Tripod<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

8 unnumbered leaves within a larger work.
Letterpress; engraved illustrations, printed in color.
174 x 146 mm.
Two verses (four lines each) or one captioned per page.
Text begins (2r): \u201cOLD DAME TROTT | Set off to the fair, | With her Cat on her shoulder, | To see the folks there;\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

BINDING: White paper boards with a red spine. Letterpress; engraved illustrations, printed in black, red, and bronze.
COVER NOTES: Publisher\u2019s imprint on front cover.
ADVERTISEMENTS: Back cover advertises \u201cBeautiful Picture Books for the Young\u201d including \u201cHalf Hours with the Bible,\u201d \u201cMrs. Hale\u2019s Library,\u201d and \u201cPleasure Books.\u201d
IMAGE NOTES: Some images signed by \u201cCogger SC,\u201d likely the engraver, Edward P. Cogger. Illustrations \u201cdesigned by J-H Howard,\u201d (Justin H. Howard) according to the front cover. Images do not line up with text on a one-to-one ratio.
BIBLIOGRAPHY: Necker 533.23.
BMC COPY: Purchased through the Seymour Adelman Fund.<\/p>\n\n\n

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1869. Old Dame Trot<\/em>. <\/em>London: Frederick Warne & Co., 1869. <\/strong>Series: Aunt Friendly\u2019s Coloured Picture Books. OCoLC 1319737368<\/a>. Full text available on the Internet Archive<\/a>. BMC copy on Tripod<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

6 partially numbered leaves including cover.
Pages numbered 3-10, excluding pages with illustration.
Letterpress; etched illustrations, printed in color.
180 x 134 mm.
Four verses (four lines each) or one image per page.
Interior title: Dame Trot and Her Cat<\/em>
Text begins (2r): \u201cDame Trot once went down to a neighbouring fair, | And what do you think that she bought herself there? | A Pussy! the prettiest ever was seen; | No cat was so gentle, so clever, and clean.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

BINDING: Buff paper wrappers, glued to first and last leaves. Letterpress; border printed in color.
COVER NOTES: Publisher\u2019s imprint on front cover.  
PRICE: 3D or 6D on linen (front wrapper).
ADVERTISEMENTS: Lower wrapper advertises \u201cWarne\u2019s Nursery Literature\u201d including \u201cAunt Friendly\u2019s Toy Books,\u201d \u201cAunt Louisa\u2019s London Toy Books,\u201d and \u201cAunt Louisa\u2019s Sunday Picture Books.\u201d
BIBLIOGRAPHY: Necker 533.25.
BMC COPY: Purchased on Ellen A. Michelson Collections Fund.<\/p>\n\n\n

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1870C. Old Dame Trot and Her Comical Cat<\/em>. London: S. (Sarah) Marks and Sons, 72, Houndsditch [ca. 1870]. Series: Grandpapa\u2019s Nursery Tales for All Good Boys & Girls. OCLC 500612933<\/a>. Full text available on the Internet Archive<\/a>. BMC copy on Tripod<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

8 unnumbered leaves, printed one side only.
Letterpress; wood engravings, hand-colored.
178 x 122 mm.
One to two verses (four lines each) and one image per page.  
Text begins (1v): \u201cOld Dame Trot, | Going to the fair, | With the cat on her shoulder, | To see the folks there.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

BINDING: Yellow paper wrappers. Letterpress; wood engravings, printed in black and red.
EXTERIOR TITLE: Grandpapa\u2019s Nursery Tales for All Good Boys & Girls: Old Dame Trot and Her Comical Cat.<\/em>
ADVERTISEMENTS: A list of articles manufactured and published by S. Marks & Sons on the lower wrapper.
IMAGE NOTES: Images are apparently from the same blocks as those used for earlier J.L. Marks editions or, in some cases, reworked blocks or very closely copied new blocks.
DATE RANGE: Undated; date based on other titles in the series listed in BL catalogue.
BIBLIOGRAPHY: Necker 533.30.
BMC COPY: ex coll Ellery Yale Wood. <\/p>\n\n\n

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1872. \u201cDame Trot and Her Cat\u201d in Warne\u2019s National Nursery Library, Comprising Jack and Jill. Cock Robin\u2019s Courtship. Dame Trot and Her Cat. The House that Jack Built. The Old Woman and Her Pig. With Forty Pages of Coloured Illustrations<\/em>. London: Frederick Warne & Co., [1872-1877]. Series: National Nursery Library. OCLC 977889590<\/a>. Full text available on the Internet Archive. BMC copy on Tripod<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

8 unnumbered leaves within a larger work, printed one side only. 8 additional leaves of illustrated plates, printed one side only.
Letterpress; wood engravings, printed in color.
150 x 105 mm.
Two verses (four lines each) or one image per page.  
Running head: Dame Trot and Her Cat
Text begins (location): \u201cDAME TROT once went down to a neighbouring fair, | And what do you think that she bought herself there? | A Pussy! the prettiest ever was seen; | No cat was so gentle, so clever, and clean.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

BINDING: Red leather over paper boards. Black tooled titling and floral patterns, with some gilt.
EXTERIOR TITLE: National Nursery Library. Jack and Jill: With Coloured Illustrations and Letterpress Descriptions<\/em>
COVER NOTES: Pasted-on paper butterflies on front cover.  
ADVERTISEMENTS: Publisher’s advertisement for other volumes in the series on 3v.
DATE RANGE: Date range based on form of publisher’s name. Cf. Topp, Chester. Victorian yellowbacks & paperbacks, Vol. IV, 1999.
BIBLIOGRAPHY: Indexed in St. John, Judith. Osborne collection of early children\u2019s books, Vol. 1, p. 46. Not in Necker.
BMC COPY: Front flyleaf contains the inscription \u201cAda Crockett a present from Lizzie 1,[sic<\/em>]881\u201d in black ink and the inscription \u201cEllery Yale Wood\u201d in blue ink. Ex coll Ellery Yale Wood.<\/p>\n\n\n

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1873A. Dame Trot and Her Cat<\/em>. London: Frederick Warne & Co, Kronheim & Co, [ca. 1873?]. Series: Aunt Louisa\u2019s London Toy Books. OCLC 496992531<\/a>. Full text available on the Internet Archive<\/a>. BMC copy on Tripod<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

10 partially numbered leaves, including cover, printed one side only.
Pages numbered to 5. Illustrated pages not included in pagination.
Letterpress; etched illustrations, printed with color.
268 x 229 mm.
Two to three verses (four lines each) or one image per page.
Text begins (1v): \u201cDAME TROT once went down to a neighbouring fair, | And what do you think that she bought herself there? | A Pussy! the prettiest ever was seen; | No cat was so gentle, so clever, and clean.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

BINDING: White paper wrappers, glued to first and last leaves. Letterpress; etched illustrations, printed with color.
COVER NOTES: Front wrapper includes printed series number (36).
PRICE: 1\/_ or Mounted 2\/_ (front wrapper). 
ADVERTISEMENTS: Publisher’s advertisement on rear wrapper lists Aunt Louisa\u2019s London Toy Books series up to no. 37. Also lists titles from Warne\u2019s Victoria Toy-Books series, Warne\u2019s \u201cExcelsior\u201d Toy Books series, and Warne\u2019s Children\u2019s Music Books series.
BIBLIOGRAPHY: Not in Necker.
BMC COPY: BMC copy is lacking one plate. Pencil inscriptions on blank pages include a child\u2019s number practice and a well-drawn parrot. Ex coll Ellery Yale Wood.<\/p>\n\n\n

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1875A. Dame Trot<\/em>. New York: McLoughlin Bros, 1875. OCLC 1044973920<\/a>. Full text available on the Internet Archive.<\/a> BMC copy on Tripod<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

5 unnumbered leaves including cover, printed one side only.
No text; etched illustrations, printed in color by a relief process (zinc etching).
124 x 168 mm.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

BINDING: White paper cover. One sheet of paper folded accordion style to make 10 pages. Letterpress; etched illustrations, printed in color by a relief process (zinc etching).
PRICE: (location)
IMAGE NOTES: (Signatures, relation to text, etc.)
DATE RANGE: Justification of dating?
BIBLIOGRAPHY: “Penny paper dolls. They are about four inches in height, and consist of a figure with three suits, printed in colors upon stiff paper. They … are folded and put up in pasteboard boxes containing one assorted gross each. Packed in twelve gross packages. … Humpty Dumpty series–(New.) … Per gross, $1.00 … Dame Trot. …” –Catalogue of toy books, paper dolls, abc blocks, games, valentines, &c. for 1876-’76 (New York: McLoughlin Bros., 1875). Not in Necker.
BMC COPY: Purchased through the Seymour Adelman Fund. <\/p>\n\n\n

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1880B. Dame Trot and Her Cat Jigsaw Puzzle<\/em>. London, c1880. Full text available on the Internet Archive<\/a>. BMC copy on Tripod<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

3 unnumbered \u201cleaves\u201d.
Letterpress; engraved illustrations, printed in color.
Box 262 x 57 x 215. Puzzle 705 x 272 mm.
Two verses (four lines each) and one image per \u201cpage\u201d.
Text begins (1r): \u201cOnce Old Dame Trot, of Clare, | Went off to the fair, | With the Cat on her shoulder, | To see the folk there.\u201d Beneath an illustration entitled \u201cDAME TROT AT THE BUTCHER\u2019S.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

BINDING: White paper \u201ccover,\u201d glued to wooden box cover. Letterpress; engraved illustrations, printed in color.
COVER NOTES: Lacks the key sheet; some loss to two of the box edges, else in excellent condition.
BIBLIOGRAPHY: Not in Necker.
BMC COPY: The base of the box bears the bookplate of Joan Feisenberger.  <\/p>\n\n\n

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1884. Valentine, Laura, \u201cDame Trot and Her Cat\u201d in Aunt Louisa\u2019s Holiday Guest<\/em>. London: Frederick Warne & Co., [ca. 1884?]. OCLC 122640549<\/a>. Full text available on the Internet Archive<\/a>. BMC copy on Tripod<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

11 partially numbered leaves within a larger work, printed one side only. 6 additional leaves of illustrated plates, printed one side only.
Pages numbered 1-5; illustration plates, blank pages, and title page not included in pagination.
Letterpress; etched illustrations, printed in color.
263 x 224 mm.
Two to three verses (four lines each) or one image per page.  
Text begins (p.1): \u201cDAME TROT once went down to a neighbouring fair, | And what do you think that she bought herself there? | A Pussy! the prettiest ever was seen; | No cat was so gentle, so clever, and clean.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

BINDING: Dark green cloth over paper boards, tooling in black and gold. Gold tooled titling on spine and front cover; etched illustration in black and gold.
COVER NOTES: Front cover advertises \u201cColoured Illustrations.\u201d
TEXT NOTES: One of four stories in the same book. 
DATE RANGE: Undated; date from inscription.
BIBLIOGRAPHY: Not in Necker.
BMC COPY: Ink inscription on the front flyleaf reads \u201cTo Dear little Baby. With love from Emily M. Petersvald(?). 17th<\/sup> March 1884.\u201d Blind paper stamp in the top right corner of the front flyleaf from \u201cW.C. RIGBY. BOOKSELLER, STATIONER & NEWS AGENT. 6A KING WILLIAM ST. ADELAIDE.\u201d Pencil markings throughout the book. Ex coll Ellery Yale Wood.<\/p>\n\n\n

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1886B. Dame Trot and Her Comical Cat<\/em>. London: Printed and Published at W.S. Fortey\u2019s Wholesale Juvenile Book Warehouse, 4 Great St Andrew Street, Seven Dials, [ca. 1886]. OCLC 1151465197<\/a>. Full text available on the Internet Archive<\/a>. BMC copy on Tripod<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

4 unnumbered leaves including cover.
Letterpress; wood engravings, no color.
172 x 107 mm.
One to two verses (four lines each) and one image per page; 4r is an exception.
Interior title: Old Dame Trot and Her Comical Cat.<\/em>
Text begins (1r): \u201cOld Dame Trot, going to the fair, | With the Cat on her shoulder, | To see the folks there.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

BINDING: White paper self-wrappers. Letterpress; wood engraved illustrations, hand-colored.
COVER NOTES: Second publisher\u2019s statement on rear wrapper has address 2 & 3 Monmouth Court, London.
IMAGE NOTES: Upper wrapper illustration only signed Pickering. Upper wrapper illustration within a printed proscenium, p.2 illustration within a printed frame.
TEXT NOTES: Uppercase letters of the English alphabet are printed along the bottom of the page in large text from 2r-4r in A-Z order with about four letters per page until 4r.
DATE RANGE: Dated via publisher\u2019s statement with address; Fortey’s press was in this location 1860-1885.
BIBLIOGRAPHY: Not in Necker.
BMC COPY: ex coll Joan Feisenberger; ex coll Ellery Yale Wood.<\/p>\n\n\n

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1888. The Comic Adventures of Dame Trot and Her Cat<\/em>. <\/em>London: Griffith, Farran, Okeden & Welsh, 1888. Series: The Old Corner Series. OCLC 85782189<\/a>. Not in Necker. Full text available on the Internet Archive<\/a>. BMC copy on Tripod<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

13 unnumbered leaves, folios 2 and 3 printed one side only.
Letterpress; illustrations, 2v only printed in color.
206 x 157 mm.
One to three verses (four lines each) and zero to one images per page.
Text begins (4v): \u201cHERE you behold Dame Trot, and here Her comic Cat you see; Each seated in an elbow chair As snug as they can be.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

BINDING: White paper boards with a red spine. Letterpress; illustrations, printed in color.
COVER NOTES: Though most front cover illustrations are specific to the Dame Trot story several are not including a man with a turban, a set of birds in conversation with a cow, and possibly an illustration of Old Mother Hubbard. Front cover has publisher imprint.
ADVERTISEMENTS: Back cover advertises \u201cMellin\u2019s Food for Infants and Invalids.\u201d Flyleaf papers of full of advertisements for everything from \u201cFennings\u2019 Fever Curer\u201d to \u201cCherry Blossom Perfume Toilet Powder & Soap.\u201d
IMAGE NOTES: Some images signed WG by the illustrator, Will Gibbons.
DATE RANGE: Undated; date from Oct. 1, 1888 Publisher\u2019s circular. 
BIBLIOGRAPHY: Not in Necker.
BMC COPY: Bryn Mawr Special Collections copy has prize bookplate from Effra Parade School, London, dated 1890 and a prize stamp from School Board for London dated Jan. 1891. \u201cEllery Yale Wood\u201d written in blue ink in the top right hand corner of the first flyleaf page. Ex coll Ellery Yale Wood.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Dame Trot and Her Cat. Otley: William Walker & Sons, [between 1860 and 1880]. Series: Walker\u2019s Toy Books. OCLC 36904615. Full text available on the Internet Archive. BMC copy on Tripod.  4 partially numbered leaves.Pages numbered 2-5, 7-8.Letterpress; engraved illustrations, some stencil-colored, some without color.212 x 170 mm.Eight verses (two lines each) and two images … Continue reading “1860s through 1880s”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":32,"menu_order":5,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-624","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/digitalprojects.brynmawr.edu\/dame-trot\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/624","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/digitalprojects.brynmawr.edu\/dame-trot\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/digitalprojects.brynmawr.edu\/dame-trot\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/digitalprojects.brynmawr.edu\/dame-trot\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/digitalprojects.brynmawr.edu\/dame-trot\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=624"}],"version-history":[{"count":49,"href":"https:\/\/digitalprojects.brynmawr.edu\/dame-trot\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/624\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1301,"href":"https:\/\/digitalprojects.brynmawr.edu\/dame-trot\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/624\/revisions\/1301"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/digitalprojects.brynmawr.edu\/dame-trot\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/32"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/digitalprojects.brynmawr.edu\/dame-trot\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=624"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}