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Game board with various illustration detailing the story of Dick Whittington 
Whittincton and his cat a new comical game
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Game board with various illustration detailing the story of Dick Whittington 

Whittincton and his cat a new comical game

Date1850
Names
(engraver)
FormatEphemera
Notes
Includes: board; 8 page chapbook version of the folktale Dick Whittington and his cat; and a sheet of rules. The board is a mid-nineteenth century hand-coloured wood engraving by E.C. Bennett. The players progress from Dick Whittington's childhood through his acquisition of a cat, their travels, and his marriage.
Medium
Board games (game sets)
DimensionsOther (Game board): 30.5 cm x 24.5 cm (12 in. x 9 5/8 in.)
Cover size: 11.5 cm x 9 cm (4 1/2 in. x 3 9/16 in.)
Cover size: 12.5 cm x 11 cm (4 15/16 in. x 4 5/16 in.)
Language
CollectionOsborne Collection of Early Children's Books
Usage Rights Public Domain (Learn More)
Object Number37131053601118D
Catalogue Record for Print Book https://www.torontopubliclibrary.ca/detail.jsp?Ntt=1481265