Accession number
PML 88789
Creator
Adams, W. H. Davenport (William Henry Davenport), 1828-1891.
Published
London : James Blackwood, Paternoster Row, [1860]
Credit line
Gift of Lincoln Kirstein, 1979.
Notes
Preface dated London, 1860.
Seven engraved plates, including frontispiece, signed Dalziel, and engraved vignettes and floral frames for chapter headings.
"Prize for Writing at Miss Burmester's 1871"--verso of upper cover.
Stories and games compiled and modified for children by Adams from various sources.
"For the Musical Illustrations I am indebted to the taste and skill of my friend, Mr. J.C. Beuthin, R.A.M."--preface.
Seven engraved plates, including frontispiece, signed Dalziel, and engraved vignettes and floral frames for chapter headings.
"Prize for Writing at Miss Burmester's 1871"--verso of upper cover.
Stories and games compiled and modified for children by Adams from various sources.
"For the Musical Illustrations I am indebted to the taste and skill of my friend, Mr. J.C. Beuthin, R.A.M."--preface.
Description
240, [2] p., [7] leaves of plates : ill., music (engravings) ; 18 x 14 cm
Provenance
From the library of Lincoln Kirstein.
Binding
Publisher's pictorial purple, pebble-grain cloth, blocked in gold and blind; with yellow end-papers.
Classification
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