The golden gift : a book for the young / with illustrations by Hugh Cameron , A.R.S.A., Clark Stanton, A.R.S.A., Harrison Weir, John M'Whirter, A.R.S.A., Keeley Halswelle, A.R.S.A., John Lawson and other eminent artists ; engraved on wood by R. Paterson.

Accession number

PML 142884

Published

Edinburgh : William.P. Nimmo, [1868]

Credit line

Bequest of Gordon N. Ray, 1987.

Notes

Added engraved t.p.
Preface is dated "Edinburgh, November, 1868."
Stories and poems.
Illustrated throughout with wood engraved vignettes, ornaments, and full page illustrations.
Text printed within red ruled border.
"Murray and Gibb, Edinburgh, printers to Her Majesty's Stationery Office."--T.p. verso.

Description

160 p. : ill. (wood engravings) ; 22 cm

Provenance

Gift inscription on front flyleaf to Ella B. (?) McCance, dated Christmas 1868; signature of Forrest Reid; from the libraries of J.N. Hart and Gordon N. Ray.

Binding

Publisher's mauve cloth blocked in gold and black.

Classification

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The golden gift : a book for the young / with illustrations by Hugh Cameron , A.R.S.A., Clark Stanton, A.R.S.A., Harrison Weir, John M'Whirter, A.R.S.A., Keeley Halswelle, A.R.S.A., John Lawson and other eminent artists ; engraved on wood by R. Paterson.