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Title	The History of Sir Richard Whittington, and his cat [colored] (front cover)
Uniform Title	Whittington and his cat History of Whittington and his cat
Publisher	F. Houlston and Son
Publisher Location	England--London; England--Wellington
Publication Date	1828-1840
Printer	F. Houlston and Son
Image Production Process	Relief prints--wood engravings
Notes	Chapbook with colored wood engravings . Printed on cover: London, Printed for Houlston and Son at Wellington, Salop . This copy in publisher's printed buff wrappers. Part of the series: Twelve Chapbooks published by F. Houlston & Son, Wellington, Salop (England) and London between 1820 and 1840 . Dick Whittington and His Cat is a British folk tale that has often been adapted for stage pantomimes and other adaptations. It tells of a poor boy in the 14th century who becomes a wealthy merchant and eventually the Lord Mayor of London because of the ratting abilities of his cat. The character of the boy is named for a real life person, Richard Whittington, but there is no evidence that Whittington had a cat. (Source: Wikipedia)
Contextual Notes	Sources vary on dating; probable date range of 1807-1840 for Houlston publications given in Osborne Coll. (p. 479), which also notes that imprints with "65 Paternoster Row, London" began appearing in 1828; Meriton gives date range as circa 1820-1839.. This chapbook series contained cautionary tales, adventure stories, alphabets, natural histories, moral lessons, cries, and reading lessons in poetry and prose. Each volume contained 15-50 pages bound with card wrappers bearing illustrations of no relevance to the books' contents, and were issued either colored or plain.
Subjects (LCSH)	Whittington, Richard, d. 1423 -- Juvenile literature Chapbooks, English -- Specimens Cats -- Folklore
Category	Chapbooks
Language	English
Digital Collection	Children's Historical Literature Collection
Digital ID Number	CHL1057
Repository	University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections
Repository Collection	Children's Historical Literature Collection. PR3991 A1 W53 1828
Object Type	Book text
Physical Description	22, [2] pages : illustrations (wood-engravings) ; 11 cm
Restrictions	For information on permissions for use and reproductions please visit UW Libraries Special Collections Use Permissions page: http://www.lib.washington.edu/specialcollections/services/permission-for-use
Exhibit Checklist	Exhibit checklist 1.4
Acquisition	Gift of Pamela Harer