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book, child's

human history
  • Other Name

    Little Paul's Christmas (book title)

  • Description

    Little Paul's Christmas

    illustrated children's book; published by The Religious Tract Society London; printed by J M Kronheim & Co

    main text of book printed in black on white paper; coloured illustrations on alternate pages; covers printed on yellow paper

    front cover reads: UNTEARABLE, TWO SHILLINGS / NEW SERIES / TOY / BOOKS / LITTLE PAUL'S / CHRISTMAS / THE RELIGIOUS TRACT SOCIETY: / 56, PATERNOSTER ROW, 65, ST PAULS CHURCHYARD, / AND 164, PICCADILLY

    back cover lists other books in series: BOOKS FOR LITTLE CHILDREN / WITH COLOURED PICTURES AND WOOD ENGRAVINGS. / ONE SHILLING EACH IN FANCY COVER.

  • Place
    London/England
  • Associated Place

    Coromandel District/Waikato/New Zealand

    Auckland/New Zealand

  • Accession Number
    1966.25
  • Accession Date
    02 Feb 1966
  • Other Id

    col.0806.2 (colonial)

  • Department

    History

    Social History

book, child's, 1966.25, col.0806.2, © Auckland Museum CC BY

Images and documents

Images

  • book, child's, 1966.25, col.0806.2, © Auckland Museum CC BY
  • book, child's, 1966.25, col.0806.2, © Auckland Museum CC BY
  • book, child's, 1966.25, col.0806.2, © Auckland Museum CC BY
  • book, child's, 1966.25, col.0806.2, © Auckland Museum CC BY
  • magazine
  • magazine

Artefact

  • Credit Line
    Collection of Auckland Museum Tāmaki Paenga Hira, 1966.25, col.0806.2
  • Primary Maker

     The Religious Tract Society (Published by)

     L Kronheim & co (Printer)

  • Place
    London/England
  • Date
    Circa 1873
  • Associated Notes

    "Little Paul's Christmas" illustrated children's book first published in 1872 by The Religious Tract Society London, printer JM Kronheim & Co, "New Series Toy Books"

    Belonged to Eileen Frost (born 1898), daughter of Methodist Minister Reverend George F Frost, and his wife Dora Emma Frost nee Courtnall of Sudbury, Suffolk.

    George and Dora Frost migrated initially to Australia circa 1893, and two years later to came on to New Zealand, where their daughter Eileen was born, at Coromandel, in 1898. Following his wife’s death in 1901 George Frost took his small daughter back to the UK, but returned to New Zealand several years later with his daughter and a new wife, Ethel.

    For the next 20 years George Frost was posted to locations all over the North Island before retiring to Auckland in the 1930s buying a house in Epsom – the first home of their own - which he named Woodbury, a combination of the Sudbury Dora Frost’s home and the UK family home Woodhall.

  • Associated Person

     Miss Eileen M Frost

  • Associated Place

    Coromandel District/Waikato/New Zealand

    Auckland/New Zealand

  • Period

    Queen Victoria (1837 - 1901)/English reign

  • Media

    paper (fiber product)

  • Measurement Reading

    270mm

    230mm

  • Subject Category

    childhood

    christmas/celebrations

    magic lanterns

  • Classification

    Book

    Other Documents

    Documentary Artifacts

    08 Communication Artifacts

  • Last Update
    15 May 2023
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