Little folks' beauty pictures
pcb1581
TITLE
Little folks' beauty pictures : with upwards of one hundred coloured and other illustrations.
PUBLISHED
London : Ward, Lock, and Tyler, [1871].
SERIES
PRICE
5s.
AUTHOR
Dickes, William (printer) ![]()
Greenaway & Wright (engraver)![]()
Kronheim & Co. (printer)![]()
Leighton, Brothers (printer)![]()
Ward, Lock, & Co. (publisher)![]()
Weir, Harrison (illustrator)![]()
Greenaway & Wright (engraver)
Kronheim & Co. (printer)
Leighton, Brothers (printer)
Ward, Lock, & Co. (publisher)
Weir, Harrison (illustrator)
TYPOLOGY
DESCRIPTION
Size
27x23 cm
Format and pagination
4° : 58 ll. : [58] leaves of text and plates
Signatures
π1 A/C12 χ3 D/F12 χ1 G/K16 χ1 L/N12
Signatures note
4 gathering, sewn, unpaginated
Contents
[1], title page, framed: "LITTLE FOLKS' | BEAUTY PICTURES. | WITH | [fancy] Upwards of One Hundred Coloured and other Illustrations. | I. | MASTER MOUSIE'S SUPPER-PARTY. | II. | THE NURSERY PICTURE GALLERY. | III. | DOMESTIC ANIMALS. | IV. | THE CHILDREN'S HOUSEHOLD PETS. | [decorative woodcut, unsigned] | [fancy] London: | WARD, LOCK, AND TYLER, | WARWICK HOUSE, PATERNOSTER ROW."; [2-13], 12 leaves of text, printed in black, and plates, anonymous: Master Mousie's supper party.; [14], at centre: "THE | NURSERY PICTURE GALLERY."; [15-16], two leaves of text: "Directions for colouring the pictures."; [17-28], 12 leaves of line drawings, printed in black, and plates, anonymous: The nursery picture gallery; [29], at centre: "DOMESTIC ANIMALS."; [30-45], 16 leaves of text and wood-engravings, engraved by Edmund Evans, T. Bolton and M.A. Ferrier after drawings by Harrison Weir, Birket Foster and T.W. Wood, printed in black, and plates, engraved by Greenway and Wright and William Measom after drawings by Harrison Weir, printed by Leighton Brothers; [46], at centre: "THE | CHILDREN'S HOUSEHOLD PETS."; [47-58], 12 leaves of text and wood-engraving, some after drawings by Harrison Weir, signed and dated 1861, printed in black, and plates, printed by William Dickes after drawings by Harrison Weir, signed and dated 1861
Covers
Upper cover blocked in black and green and gilt, unsigned, with details from plate 3 of Master Mousie's supper party; in the upper part of the cover, gilt: "LITTLE | FOLKS' | BEAUTY PICTURES"
spine, gilt: "LITTLE FOLKS' BEAUTY PICTURES"
Registering marks
Master Mousie's supper party: registering holes on plate 1 (4 holes, lower right side) and 4 (4 holes, upper left side); The nursery picture gallery: registering marks on plate 1.6 (6 grey dots, upper binding position) and 3.4 (6 grey dots, closer, lower binding position); Domestic animals: registering marks on plate 8 (6 black dots and possibly 1 yellow dot, right margin); The children's household pets: no registering marks visible
Source for attribution
Signatures
Source for date
BL accession stamp
Advertisement
27x23 cm
Format and pagination
4° : 58 ll. : [58] leaves of text and plates
Signatures
π1 A/C12 χ3 D/F12 χ1 G/K16 χ1 L/N12
Signatures note
4 gathering, sewn, unpaginated
Contents
[1], title page, framed: "LITTLE FOLKS' | BEAUTY PICTURES. | WITH | [fancy] Upwards of One Hundred Coloured and other Illustrations. | I. | MASTER MOUSIE'S SUPPER-PARTY. | II. | THE NURSERY PICTURE GALLERY. | III. | DOMESTIC ANIMALS. | IV. | THE CHILDREN'S HOUSEHOLD PETS. | [decorative woodcut, unsigned] | [fancy] London: | WARD, LOCK, AND TYLER, | WARWICK HOUSE, PATERNOSTER ROW."; [2-13], 12 leaves of text, printed in black, and plates, anonymous: Master Mousie's supper party.; [14], at centre: "THE | NURSERY PICTURE GALLERY."; [15-16], two leaves of text: "Directions for colouring the pictures."; [17-28], 12 leaves of line drawings, printed in black, and plates, anonymous: The nursery picture gallery; [29], at centre: "DOMESTIC ANIMALS."; [30-45], 16 leaves of text and wood-engravings, engraved by Edmund Evans, T. Bolton and M.A. Ferrier after drawings by Harrison Weir, Birket Foster and T.W. Wood, printed in black, and plates, engraved by Greenway and Wright and William Measom after drawings by Harrison Weir, printed by Leighton Brothers; [46], at centre: "THE | CHILDREN'S HOUSEHOLD PETS."; [47-58], 12 leaves of text and wood-engraving, some after drawings by Harrison Weir, signed and dated 1861, printed in black, and plates, printed by William Dickes after drawings by Harrison Weir, signed and dated 1861
Covers
Upper cover blocked in black and green and gilt, unsigned, with details from plate 3 of Master Mousie's supper party; in the upper part of the cover, gilt: "LITTLE | FOLKS' | BEAUTY PICTURES"
spine, gilt: "LITTLE FOLKS' BEAUTY PICTURES"
Registering marks
Master Mousie's supper party: registering holes on plate 1 (4 holes, lower right side) and 4 (4 holes, upper left side); The nursery picture gallery: registering marks on plate 1.6 (6 grey dots, upper binding position) and 3.4 (6 grey dots, closer, lower binding position); Domestic animals: registering marks on plate 8 (6 black dots and possibly 1 yellow dot, right margin); The children's household pets: no registering marks visible
Source for attribution
Signatures
Source for date
BL accession stamp
Advertisement
ADVERTISEMENTS
Bookseller (September 4, 1877), 831: see pcb971
COPIES
BL: 12806.k.19. (accession stamp dated 15MA71)
CUL: 1871.10.16 (not analysed)
CUL-WaC: Waddleton.b.9.1123 (not analysed; Digital copy)
NLS: X.24.d (not analysed)
CUL: 1871.10.16 (not analysed)
CUL-WaC: Waddleton.b.9.1123 (not analysed; Digital copy)
NLS: X.24.d (not analysed)
OCLCN
PERMALINK
CITATION
Francesca Tancini, "Little folks' beauty pictures". In PiCoBoo, accessed May 15, 2024, https://www.picoboo.eu/catalogue/pcb1581