Aunt Friendly's Gift
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pcb1856
TITLE
Aunt Friendly's Gift : Containing Seventy-Two Pages of Pictures, Printed in Colours, with Letter-Press Descriptions.
PUBLISHED
London ; New York : Frederick Warne & Co. ; Scribner, Welford and Co., [ca. 1871].
SERIES
AUTHOR
Cooper, Alfred William (illustrator) ![]()
Crane, Walter (illustrator)![]()
Frederick Warne & Co. (publisher)![]()
Friston, David Henry (illustrator)![]()
Lawson, Francis Wilfred (illustrator)![]()
S. (illustrator)![]()
Scribner, Welford and Co. (publisher)![]()
WP (illustrator)![]()
Crane, Walter (illustrator)
Frederick Warne & Co. (publisher)
Friston, David Henry (illustrator)
Lawson, Francis Wilfred (illustrator)
S. (illustrator)
Scribner, Welford and Co. (publisher)
WP (illustrator)
TYPOLOGY
DESCRIPTION
Contents
Containing Aunt Friendly's Coloured Picture Books titles nos. 1-3, 6, 8-12 (1866) and Aunt Friendly's Coloured Picture Books, Second Series titles nos. 14-15 (1869)
Same half-title, plate and title page as pcb1852, variant B; [4], preface, different from pcb1852, not dated; [5], contents page: "Contents. | JACK AND JILL. | HOUSE THAT JACK BUILT. | COCK ROBIN'S COURTSHIP. | COCK ROBIN'S DEATH AND BURIAL. | RED RIDING HOOD. | LITTLE TOTTY. | CINDERELLA. | MOTHER HUBBARD. | DOMESTIC ANIMALS. | NURSERY RHYMES. | NURSERY SONGS. | NURSERY DITTIES."; [6-11], 6 leaves of plates, printed on the other side with text unpaginated: " JACK AND JILL."; [12-17], 6 leaves of plates, text paged 3, 5, 8, [10], [blank]: "THE | HOUSE THAT JACK BUILT."; [18-23], 6 leaves of plates, text unpaginated: "THE MARRIAGE | OF | COCK ROBIN | AND | JENNY WREN."; [24-29], 6 leaves of plates, text paged 3, 5, 8, [10], [blank]: "COCK ROBIN."; [30-35], 6 leaves of plates, text unpaginated: "LITTLE RED RIDING HOOD."; [36-41], 6 leaves of plates, text unpaginated: "LITTLE TOTTY."; [42-47], 6 leaves of plates, text unpaginated: "CINDERELLA."; [48-53], 6 leaves of plates, text paged 3, 5, 8, [10], [blank]: "OLD MOTHER HUBBARD."; [54-59], 6 leaves of plates, text unpaginated: "DOMESTIC ANIMALS."; [60-65], 6 leaves of plates, text unpaginated, last blank: "NURSERY RHYMES."; [66-71], 6 leaves of plates, text paged 3, 5, 8, [10], [blank]: "NURSERY SONGS."; [72-76], 5 leaves of plates, text paged 3, 5, 8, [10]: "NURSERY DITTIES."
Covers
Green cloth cover, blocked in black and red, gilt, unsigned, possibly not specific for this volume as it illustrates details from nursery rhymes not included in this collection (Sing a Song of Sixpence, Children in the Wood, The Frog Who Would A Wooing Go, Puss in Boots, Jack the Giant-Killer, Tom Thumb, Jack and the Bean-Stalk); same front cover design as Keepsake for the Young : A Book of Amusement (London ; New York : Frederick Warne and Co. ; Scribner, Welford, and Co., [1871], as from copy BL: 12806.dd.11.); on upper cover, at centre: "Aunt | Friendly's | Gift | Coloured | Illustrations"
Back cover, blind stamped with publishers' mark
Spine, not analysed
Yellow endpapers
Illustrations
Jack and Jill has the same 6 illustrations as pcb1844, printed in colour
The House that Jack Built has the same 6 illustrations as pcb1612, printed in colour
Cock Robin's Courtship has the same 6 illustrations as pcb1846, printed in colour
Cock Robin's 's Death and Burial has the same 6 illustrations as pcb1609, printed in colour
Red Riding Hood has the same 6 illustrations as pcb1589, printed in colour
Little Totty has the same 6 illustrations as pcb1586, printed in colour
Cinderella has the same 6 illustrations as pcb1598, printed in colour
Mother Hubbard has the same 6 illustrations as pcb1613, printed in colour
Domestic Animals has the same 6 illustrations as pcb1604, printed in colour
Nursery Rhymes has the same 6 illustrations as pcb1605, printed in colour
Nursery Songs has the same 6 illustrations as pcb1614, printed in colour
Nursery Ditties has the same 6 illustrations as pcb1616, printed in colour
Source for date
Comparison with volume with same front cover design and same publishers' caption (Keepsake for the Young : A Book of Amusement (London ; New York : Frederick Warne and Co. ; Scribner, Welford, and Co., [1871]), dated by the BL as [1871] (BL: 12806.dd.11.)
Containing Aunt Friendly's Coloured Picture Books titles nos. 1-3, 6, 8-12 (1866) and Aunt Friendly's Coloured Picture Books, Second Series titles nos. 14-15 (1869)
Same half-title, plate and title page as pcb1852, variant B; [4], preface, different from pcb1852, not dated; [5], contents page: "Contents. | JACK AND JILL. | HOUSE THAT JACK BUILT. | COCK ROBIN'S COURTSHIP. | COCK ROBIN'S DEATH AND BURIAL. | RED RIDING HOOD. | LITTLE TOTTY. | CINDERELLA. | MOTHER HUBBARD. | DOMESTIC ANIMALS. | NURSERY RHYMES. | NURSERY SONGS. | NURSERY DITTIES."; [6-11], 6 leaves of plates, printed on the other side with text unpaginated: " JACK AND JILL."; [12-17], 6 leaves of plates, text paged 3, 5, 8, [10], [blank]: "THE | HOUSE THAT JACK BUILT."; [18-23], 6 leaves of plates, text unpaginated: "THE MARRIAGE | OF | COCK ROBIN | AND | JENNY WREN."; [24-29], 6 leaves of plates, text paged 3, 5, 8, [10], [blank]: "COCK ROBIN."; [30-35], 6 leaves of plates, text unpaginated: "LITTLE RED RIDING HOOD."; [36-41], 6 leaves of plates, text unpaginated: "LITTLE TOTTY."; [42-47], 6 leaves of plates, text unpaginated: "CINDERELLA."; [48-53], 6 leaves of plates, text paged 3, 5, 8, [10], [blank]: "OLD MOTHER HUBBARD."; [54-59], 6 leaves of plates, text unpaginated: "DOMESTIC ANIMALS."; [60-65], 6 leaves of plates, text unpaginated, last blank: "NURSERY RHYMES."; [66-71], 6 leaves of plates, text paged 3, 5, 8, [10], [blank]: "NURSERY SONGS."; [72-76], 5 leaves of plates, text paged 3, 5, 8, [10]: "NURSERY DITTIES."
Covers
Green cloth cover, blocked in black and red, gilt, unsigned, possibly not specific for this volume as it illustrates details from nursery rhymes not included in this collection (Sing a Song of Sixpence, Children in the Wood, The Frog Who Would A Wooing Go, Puss in Boots, Jack the Giant-Killer, Tom Thumb, Jack and the Bean-Stalk); same front cover design as Keepsake for the Young : A Book of Amusement (London ; New York : Frederick Warne and Co. ; Scribner, Welford, and Co., [1871], as from copy BL: 12806.dd.11.); on upper cover, at centre: "Aunt | Friendly's | Gift | Coloured | Illustrations"
Back cover, blind stamped with publishers' mark
Spine, not analysed
Yellow endpapers
Illustrations
Jack and Jill has the same 6 illustrations as pcb1844, printed in colour
The House that Jack Built has the same 6 illustrations as pcb1612, printed in colour
Cock Robin's Courtship has the same 6 illustrations as pcb1846, printed in colour
Cock Robin's 's Death and Burial has the same 6 illustrations as pcb1609, printed in colour
Red Riding Hood has the same 6 illustrations as pcb1589, printed in colour
Little Totty has the same 6 illustrations as pcb1586, printed in colour
Cinderella has the same 6 illustrations as pcb1598, printed in colour
Mother Hubbard has the same 6 illustrations as pcb1613, printed in colour
Domestic Animals has the same 6 illustrations as pcb1604, printed in colour
Nursery Rhymes has the same 6 illustrations as pcb1605, printed in colour
Nursery Songs has the same 6 illustrations as pcb1614, printed in colour
Nursery Ditties has the same 6 illustrations as pcb1616, printed in colour
Source for date
Comparison with volume with same front cover design and same publishers' caption (Keepsake for the Young : A Book of Amusement (London ; New York : Frederick Warne and Co. ; Scribner, Welford, and Co., [1871]), dated by the BL as [1871] (BL: 12806.dd.11.)
COPIES
NYPL: NAS (inscribed on upper fly-leaf: "Isabella M. Wilson | South Lee | Mass."; analysed through digital reproduction; Digital copy)
OTHER VERSIONS
First published as
Jack & Jill. - London : Frederick Warne & Co., [1869]
First published as
The House that Jack Built. - London : Frederick Warne & Co., [1866]
First published as
The Courtship and Marriage of Cock Robin. - London : Frederick Warne & Co., [1869]
First published as
Poor Cock Robin. - London : Frederick Warne & Co., [1866]
First published as
Red Riding Hood. - London : Frederick Warne & Co., [1866]
First published as
Little Totty. - London : Frederick Warne & Co., [1866]
First published as
Cinderella. - London : Frederick Warne & Co., [1866]
First published as
Old Mother Hubbard. - London : Frederick Warne & Co., [1866]
First published as
Domestic Animals. - London : Frederick Warne & Co., [1866]
First published as
Nursery Rhymes. - London : Frederick Warne & Co., [1866]
First published as
Nursery Tales. - London : Frederick Warne & Co., [1866]
First published as
Nursery Ditties. - London : Frederick Warne & Co., [1866]
Jack & Jill. - London : Frederick Warne & Co., [1869]
First published as
The House that Jack Built. - London : Frederick Warne & Co., [1866]
First published as
The Courtship and Marriage of Cock Robin. - London : Frederick Warne & Co., [1869]
First published as
Poor Cock Robin. - London : Frederick Warne & Co., [1866]
First published as
Red Riding Hood. - London : Frederick Warne & Co., [1866]
First published as
Little Totty. - London : Frederick Warne & Co., [1866]
First published as
Cinderella. - London : Frederick Warne & Co., [1866]
First published as
Old Mother Hubbard. - London : Frederick Warne & Co., [1866]
First published as
Domestic Animals. - London : Frederick Warne & Co., [1866]
First published as
Nursery Rhymes. - London : Frederick Warne & Co., [1866]
First published as
Nursery Tales. - London : Frederick Warne & Co., [1866]
First published as
Nursery Ditties. - London : Frederick Warne & Co., [1866]
PERMALINK
CITATION
Francesca Tancini, "Aunt Friendly's Gift". In PiCoBoo, accessed April 21, 2026, https://www.picoboo.eu/catalogue/pcb1856