The Holiday Album
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pcb2077
TITLE
The Holiday Album : A Book of Easy Reading for Children … With One Hundred and Eighty Page Illustrations / by Aunt Friendly.
PUBLISHED
London ; New York : Frederick Warne & Co. ; Scribner, Welford and Armstrong, [1869].
SERIES
PRICE
3s. 6d.
AUTHOR
Dalziel Brothers (engraver and printer) ![]()
Camden Press (printer)![]()
Frederick Warne & Co. (publisher)![]()
Scribner, Welford and Armstrong (agent)![]()
Camden Press (printer)
Frederick Warne & Co. (publisher)
Scribner, Welford and Armstrong (agent)
TYPOLOGY
DESCRIPTION
Size
18,5x14,5 cm
Format and pagination
16° : [192] ll. : pp. [384]: [1–4] [i–v] vi–vii [viii] [1] 2–368 [369–372]
Signatures
π6 1–28 3–238 242 in 8s
Contents
[1] h-t: 'THE HOLIDAY ALBUM.'; [2–3] blank; [4] hand-coloured ill. monogd and dated '1861 OP' [i.e. Oscar Pletsch], from Little Lily's Alphabet, [1865]: Y, Z; [i], title page: 'THE | HOLIDAY ALBUM. | A BOOK OF | EASY READING FOR CHILDREN. | BY | AUNT FRIENDLY, | AUTHOR OF "THE NURSERY KEEPSAKE," "THE GIFT BOOK," ETC. | WITH ONE HUNDRED AND EIGHTY PAGE ILLUSTRATIONS. | [see versions for separate descriptions]'; [ii], printers' caption, inserted in a roundel: 'DALZIEL BROTHERS ENGRAVERS & PRINTERS | Camden Press'; [iii], preface; [iv], decorative device; [v] vi–vii, CONTENTS.; [viii], decorative device; [1] pictorial section title with wood-engraved full-page ill. signed by Evans and monogd 'MWE [or MAH]': 'WARNE'S | HOLIDAY ALBUM.'; 2–25 reset types and ills from several books already published; [370] printer's mark, inserted in a roundel: 'DALZIEL BROTHERS ENGRAVERS & PRINTERS | Camden Press'; [371–2] 2 pp. of publisher's advts [see versions for separate descriptions]: 'Frederick Warne & Co., Publishers'
Covers
Cloth cover, blocked in black and gilt
Up. cover, unsigned, with decorative frame blocked in black, gilt: 'THE | HOLIDAY ALBUM | ONE HUNDRED AND EIGHTY | ILLUSTRATIONS | [ill. with crowned lady on a balcony and boy on a ship]'
Back cover, blind blocked, with publishers' mark
Sp., blocked in black and gilt: 'LITTLE | FOLKS | LIBRARY | THE | HOLIDAY | ALBUM | F. WARNE & C.'
Blank yellow ep
Illustrations
Ills from books already published, among which Alexandra Alphabet; 26–368, [369], reset types and ills from several books already published among which Proverbs of Solomon, [1865], The Story of King David, [1865], Frisky the Squirrel, [1868], Wonders of Providence, [1865], Evenings at Home, [1865], The History of Sandford and Merton, [1865], and others signed variously 'Dalziel,' 'K. Oertel SC,' 'Butterworth & Heath SC,' 'JDW,' 'Evans, E,' 'Walmsley'
Source for attribution
Advts
18,5x14,5 cm
Format and pagination
16° : [192] ll. : pp. [384]: [1–4] [i–v] vi–vii [viii] [1] 2–368 [369–372]
Signatures
π6 1–28 3–238 242 in 8s
Contents
[1] h-t: 'THE HOLIDAY ALBUM.'; [2–3] blank; [4] hand-coloured ill. monogd and dated '1861 OP' [i.e. Oscar Pletsch], from Little Lily's Alphabet, [1865]: Y, Z; [i], title page: 'THE | HOLIDAY ALBUM. | A BOOK OF | EASY READING FOR CHILDREN. | BY | AUNT FRIENDLY, | AUTHOR OF "THE NURSERY KEEPSAKE," "THE GIFT BOOK," ETC. | WITH ONE HUNDRED AND EIGHTY PAGE ILLUSTRATIONS. | [see versions for separate descriptions]'; [ii], printers' caption, inserted in a roundel: 'DALZIEL BROTHERS ENGRAVERS & PRINTERS | Camden Press'; [iii], preface; [iv], decorative device; [v] vi–vii, CONTENTS.; [viii], decorative device; [1] pictorial section title with wood-engraved full-page ill. signed by Evans and monogd 'MWE [or MAH]': 'WARNE'S | HOLIDAY ALBUM.'; 2–25 reset types and ills from several books already published; [370] printer's mark, inserted in a roundel: 'DALZIEL BROTHERS ENGRAVERS & PRINTERS | Camden Press'; [371–2] 2 pp. of publisher's advts [see versions for separate descriptions]: 'Frederick Warne & Co., Publishers'
Covers
Cloth cover, blocked in black and gilt
Up. cover, unsigned, with decorative frame blocked in black, gilt: 'THE | HOLIDAY ALBUM | ONE HUNDRED AND EIGHTY | ILLUSTRATIONS | [ill. with crowned lady on a balcony and boy on a ship]'
Back cover, blind blocked, with publishers' mark
Sp., blocked in black and gilt: 'LITTLE | FOLKS | LIBRARY | THE | HOLIDAY | ALBUM | F. WARNE & C.'
Blank yellow ep
Illustrations
Ills from books already published, among which Alexandra Alphabet; 26–368, [369], reset types and ills from several books already published among which Proverbs of Solomon, [1865], The Story of King David, [1865], Frisky the Squirrel, [1868], Wonders of Providence, [1865], Evenings at Home, [1865], The History of Sandford and Merton, [1865], and others signed variously 'Dalziel,' 'K. Oertel SC,' 'Butterworth & Heath SC,' 'JDW,' 'Evans, E,' 'Walmsley'
Source for attribution
Advts
ADVERTISEMENTS
Athenaeum (13 Nov. 1869), 626: 'List of New Books. [...] Holiday Album (The), by Aunt Friendly, sq. 3/6 cl.'
Bookseller (4 Jan. 1870), 22: 'Holiday Album (The), A Book of Easy Reading for Children. By Aunt Friendly. With 180 Page Ilustr. Sq. 16mo, pp. vii–369. Warne … 3/6'
Publishers' Circular (8 Dec. 1869), 831: 'Frederick Warne & Co. Publishers. List of New Books &c. 1869-1870. [...] Aunt Friendly's Holiday Album. A Book of Amusement for Children. 180 page Illustrations. Imp. 16mo. cl. extra gilt, 3s. 6d.'
Saturday Review (18 Dec. 1869), 810: 'Choice New Picture Books for Children. Aunt Friendly's Holiday Album. A Book of Amusement for Children. 180 Page Illustrations. Imperial 16mo, cloth, gilt, 3s. 6d. post free, 3s. 10d.'
Bookseller (4 Jan. 1870), 22: 'Holiday Album (The), A Book of Easy Reading for Children. By Aunt Friendly. With 180 Page Ilustr. Sq. 16mo, pp. vii–369. Warne … 3/6'
Publishers' Circular (8 Dec. 1869), 831: 'Frederick Warne & Co. Publishers. List of New Books &c. 1869-1870. [...] Aunt Friendly's Holiday Album. A Book of Amusement for Children. 180 page Illustrations. Imp. 16mo. cl. extra gilt, 3s. 6d.'
Saturday Review (18 Dec. 1869), 810: 'Choice New Picture Books for Children. Aunt Friendly's Holiday Album. A Book of Amusement for Children. 180 Page Illustrations. Imperial 16mo, cloth, gilt, 3s. 6d. post free, 3s. 10d.'
VARIANTS
Variant (1) (a)
[1869]: red cloth fc, blocked in black and gilt, with design monogd 'W.H.'; on tp: '[publisher's mark, inscribed in a roundel] WARNE'S CHILD'S LIBRARY | LONDON: | FREDERICK WARNE AND CO., | BEDFORD STREET, COVENT GARDEN. | NEW YORK: SCRIBNER, WELFORD, AND CO.'; [371-372] 2 pp. of publisher's advts with titles published in 1869
Variant (1) (b)
[1869]: green cloth fc, blocked in black and gilt, with design different from variant (1) (a); same contents as variant (1) (a); [371-372] 2 pp. of publisher's advts with titles published in 1867
Variant (1) (c)
[1870]: green cloth fc, blocked in black and red and gilt, with design different from variant (1) (a) and variant (1) (b); same contents as variant (1) (a); [371-372] 2 pp. of publisher's advts with titles published in 1870
Variant (2)
[1869–1870]: same fc and sp. design as variant (1) (a); on tp: '[publisher's mark, inscribed in a roundel, text in black, without 'WARNE'S CHILD'S LIBRARY'] F. WARNE & Co. | BEDFORD St. COVENT GARn | LONDON: | FREDERICK WARNE AND CO., | BEDFORD STREET, STRAND. | NEW YORK: SCRIBNER, WELFORD, AND ARMSTRONG.'; same contents as variant (1) (a); [371–2] 2 pp. of publisher's advts, n.a.
Variant (3)
[1872–8]: same fc and sp. design as variant (1) (c); on tp: '[publisher's mark, inscribed in a roundel, text in black, without 'WARNE'S CHILD'S LIBRARY'] F. WARNE & Co. | BEDFORD St. COVENT GARn | LONDON: | FREDERICK WARNE AND CO., | BEDFORD STREET, STRAND. | NEW YORK: SCRIBNER, WELFORD, AND ARMSTRONG.'; same contents as variant (1) (a); [371-372] 2 pp. of publisher's advts with titles published in 1870; dated [1872–8] because the imprint 'Scribner, Welford, & Armstrong' was used, in conjunction with Frederick Warne & Co., between 1872 and 1878
[1869]: red cloth fc, blocked in black and gilt, with design monogd 'W.H.'; on tp: '[publisher's mark, inscribed in a roundel] WARNE'S CHILD'S LIBRARY | LONDON: | FREDERICK WARNE AND CO., | BEDFORD STREET, COVENT GARDEN. | NEW YORK: SCRIBNER, WELFORD, AND CO.'; [371-372] 2 pp. of publisher's advts with titles published in 1869
Variant (1) (b)
[1869]: green cloth fc, blocked in black and gilt, with design different from variant (1) (a); same contents as variant (1) (a); [371-372] 2 pp. of publisher's advts with titles published in 1867
Variant (1) (c)
[1870]: green cloth fc, blocked in black and red and gilt, with design different from variant (1) (a) and variant (1) (b); same contents as variant (1) (a); [371-372] 2 pp. of publisher's advts with titles published in 1870
Variant (2)
[1869–1870]: same fc and sp. design as variant (1) (a); on tp: '[publisher's mark, inscribed in a roundel, text in black, without 'WARNE'S CHILD'S LIBRARY'] F. WARNE & Co. | BEDFORD St. COVENT GARn | LONDON: | FREDERICK WARNE AND CO., | BEDFORD STREET, STRAND. | NEW YORK: SCRIBNER, WELFORD, AND ARMSTRONG.'; same contents as variant (1) (a); [371–2] 2 pp. of publisher's advts, n.a.
Variant (3)
[1872–8]: same fc and sp. design as variant (1) (c); on tp: '[publisher's mark, inscribed in a roundel, text in black, without 'WARNE'S CHILD'S LIBRARY'] F. WARNE & Co. | BEDFORD St. COVENT GARn | LONDON: | FREDERICK WARNE AND CO., | BEDFORD STREET, STRAND. | NEW YORK: SCRIBNER, WELFORD, AND ARMSTRONG.'; same contents as variant (1) (a); [371-372] 2 pp. of publisher's advts with titles published in 1870; dated [1872–8] because the imprint 'Scribner, Welford, & Armstrong' was used, in conjunction with Frederick Warne & Co., between 1872 and 1878
COPIES
BL: 12808.h.28. (variant (1) (a); dated 1869; n.a.)
CUL: 1870.7.114 (variant (1) (a); described as: 'Scribner, Welford, and Co.'; n.a.)
CUL: Rylands.C.BAK.Hol (variant (1) (a); King's College; described as: 'Scribner, Welford, and Co.'; n.a.)
NAL: 60.U.29 (A) (variant (3); inscribed: 'May 1874, from Papa'; presented to the Library of the Victoria and Albert Museum by Her Majesty Queen Mary)
NYPL: *KH 1870 Baker 15-134 (described as: 'Bound in blue cloth boards'; n.a.)
PUL-CCL: 11103 (variant (2); binder's label pasted on paste-down rear end-paper: 'W. GREENING, | Binder | 183 | FLEET STREET.'; inscribed on upper endpaper: 'Christmas 1879')
PUL-CCL: 29752 (variant (1) (b); Warne archive)
PUL-CCL: 28127 (described as lacking frontis., first 2 pp. of Contents (p. v-vi), and p. [353]-368; vellum paper boards with 'Holiday Album' written in ink on spine; n.a.)
UFBL: 23h3587 (variant (1) (c); n.p.a.; Digital copy)
CUL: 1870.7.114 (variant (1) (a); described as: 'Scribner, Welford, and Co.'; n.a.)
CUL: Rylands.C.BAK.Hol (variant (1) (a); King's College; described as: 'Scribner, Welford, and Co.'; n.a.)
NAL: 60.U.29 (A) (variant (3); inscribed: 'May 1874, from Papa'; presented to the Library of the Victoria and Albert Museum by Her Majesty Queen Mary)
NYPL: *KH 1870 Baker 15-134 (described as: 'Bound in blue cloth boards'; n.a.)
PUL-CCL: 11103 (variant (2); binder's label pasted on paste-down rear end-paper: 'W. GREENING, | Binder | 183 | FLEET STREET.'; inscribed on upper endpaper: 'Christmas 1879')
PUL-CCL: 29752 (variant (1) (b); Warne archive)
PUL-CCL: 28127 (described as lacking frontis., first 2 pp. of Contents (p. v-vi), and p. [353]-368; vellum paper boards with 'Holiday Album' written in ink on spine; n.a.)
UFBL: 23h3587 (variant (1) (c); n.p.a.; Digital copy)
OTHER VERSIONS
PERMALINK
CITATION
Francesca Tancini, "The Holiday Album". In PiCoBoo, accessed April 21, 2026, https://www.picoboo.eu/catalogue/pcb2077