Accession number
PML 88958
Published
London : Cundall & Addey, 21 Old Bond Street, 1851.
Credit line
Gift of Lincoln Kirstein, 1979.
Notes
"London : Robson, Levey, and Franklyn, Great New Street"--verso of t.p.
Dedicatory preface signed J.C. [i.e. Joseph Cundall] Kentish Town, Oct. 1851.
"I have taken three tales from Grimm's German Popular Stories - namely, "Hans in Luck," "Peter the Goatherd," and "The Charmed Fawn"; one from the French, by Perrault, "Puss in Boots;" one from the Danish, by Andersen, "The Ugly Duck;" and only one from English tradition, "Robin Hood."--preface.
Each story has its own t.p., with series "Pleasure books for young and old" or "Pleasure books for young children" at head of title.
Thirty-six full-page handcolored engraved illustrations, including frontispiece, variously signed: Wil. Measom sc., Weir del., Oswin sc., W.G. Mason, W.M., and W. Gorway sc.
Publisher's advertisements on four last pages.
"Simms & Dinham Booksellers Manchester"--blind stamp on fly-leaf.
"T. Gaddam, from H.G., Christmas 1850"--inscription in black ink on fly-leaf.
Dedicatory preface signed J.C. [i.e. Joseph Cundall] Kentish Town, Oct. 1851.
"I have taken three tales from Grimm's German Popular Stories - namely, "Hans in Luck," "Peter the Goatherd," and "The Charmed Fawn"; one from the French, by Perrault, "Puss in Boots;" one from the Danish, by Andersen, "The Ugly Duck;" and only one from English tradition, "Robin Hood."--preface.
Each story has its own t.p., with series "Pleasure books for young and old" or "Pleasure books for young children" at head of title.
Thirty-six full-page handcolored engraved illustrations, including frontispiece, variously signed: Wil. Measom sc., Weir del., Oswin sc., W.G. Mason, W.M., and W. Gorway sc.
Publisher's advertisements on four last pages.
"Simms & Dinham Booksellers Manchester"--blind stamp on fly-leaf.
"T. Gaddam, from H.G., Christmas 1850"--inscription in black ink on fly-leaf.
Description
[148] p. : col. ill. (engravings) ; 18 x 13 cm
Provenance
From the library of Lincoln Kirstein.
Binding
Publisher's blue ripple-grain cloth, blocked in gold, with edges gilt and yellow end-papers, bound by Bone & Son, 76 Fleet Street, London, with their ticket pasted inside lower board.
Classification
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