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BOOK - COLES ANIMAL PICTURE BOOK

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1919 - 1930

Overview

Black hard cover book with white text on an angle and a rainbow on the cover. Text on cover [COLE'S / ANIMAL / PICTURE BOOK] & in bottom right corner [OR / WALKS / AND / TALKS / IN / JUNGLE LAND / Commonwealth of Australia / W. COLE { Book Arcade, MELBOURNE / 333 & 346 George St.. SYDNEY / 67 Rundle Street, ADELAIDE / Printed in Great Britain].
White text and rainbow on back [YOU OUGHT TO BUY / COLE'S FUNNY PICTURE / BOOK / IT IS / THE BEST BOOK FOR CHILDREN / IN THE WORLD / Over 300,000 Sold / It is only / 3/- / or 3/6 / IF POSTED / NEW / ENLARGED / EDITION] and [Also get / COLE'S / FUNNY PICTURE / BOOK / No. 2 / which is a Sequel to the / other / It is interesting to both / old and young / only 2/6; or 3/ if post]
Inside book full page illustrations of animals and text.
Label in front cover with red text [FORRESTDALE SCHOOL / LIBRARY NO. 39] written in pencil [R Skeet / R Skeet]

Historical information

Children's book published and made by E. W. Cole, a prominent publisher and creator of children's books in australia. This book was published in 1919, one year after E. W. Coles' death. It was used at the Forrestdale School and was once used by R Skeet, who wrote his name in the front of the book.

Details

Registration number

cwa-org-33-COA2010.2

Item type

Books

Themes

People
Social History

Material

Cardboard

Ink

Paper

Width

206 mm

Height or length

261 mm

Depth

18 mm

Keywords

Year

Statement of significance

This item is part of a collection that tells the story of going to school in the City of Armadale from the late 1800s through to modern day. The collection aims to show how these experiences have either changed or stayed the same over time. The collection is also part of a wider collection that focuses on the stories and experiences of how children have grown up in the City of Armadale.

Comparative significance criteria

Rare or representative

Well provenanced

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