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Title: Palmer Cox's famous brownie books
Creator: Halm, Geo. R. (George R.), 1850-1899, artist
Contributor: Last, Jay T., donor
Date Created and/or Issued: 1895
Contributing Institution: Huntington Library
Collection: Jay T. Last Collection of Graphic Arts and Social History
Rights Information: For information on use of Digital Library materials, please see Library Rights and Permissions: https://www.huntington.org/library-rights-permissions
Description: Image of an advertisement for Palmer Cox's series of brownie books; twelve brownies (or household elves) hold five books at center.
Date supplied by cataloger based on copy held the the Metropolitan Museum, New York. "Geo. R. Halm"--text, artist's insignia, bottom right of image. "More than 100,000 sold. Price $1.50 each. Published by the Century Co., New York."--text, bottom center margin.
Type: image
Extent: 1 lithograph : color printed ; overall 25.4 x 38.42 cm (10 x 15 1/8 in.)
Identifier: priJLC_ART_004623
502821
http://hdl.huntington.org/cdm/ref/collection/p16003coll4/id/5165
Language: English
Subject: Advertising--Books
Books--Pictorial works
Elves--Pictorial works
Lithographs--Color--1875-1900. (gmgpc)
Book & magazine posters. (gmgpc)
Source: Jay T. Last Collection
Artist Posters
Large Size
The Jay T. Last Collection of Graphic Arts and Social History, Huntington Digital Library

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