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The cherry orchard. - London : George Routledge & Co., [1856]. Reproduced from 2006 Masaki, II.C10
The cherry orchard
pcb2479
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The cherry orchard. - London : George Routledge & Co., [1856]. Reproduced from 2006 Masaki, II.C10
TITLE
The cherry orchard / Edgeworth.
PUBLISHED
London ; New York : George Routledge & Co., [1856].
PRINTED
[London] : Edmund Evans.
SERIES
PRICE
6d.
AUTHOR
Edgeworth, Maria (writer) ![]()
Evans, Edmund (engraver and printer)![]()
George Routledge & Co. (publisher)![]()
McConnell, William (illustrator)![]()
Evans, Edmund (engraver and printer)
George Routledge & Co. (publisher)
McConnell, William (illustrator)
TYPOLOGY
DESCRIPTION
Not analysed
Covers
Upper cover, signed "K H ISWELL", printed in red and black on blue paper by Evans; inserted in a wooden frame, red, at head, lettering drawn as wood: "[red outlined in black] AUNT MAVOR'S TOY BOOKS | PRICE SIXPENCE EACH."; below, title; in an arched area as in a shop window, picture with series titles in red outlined in black: "THE | HOUSE | THAT | JACK | BUILT | LITTLE | DOG | TRUSTY | JACK | AND THE | BEAN | STALK | THE | CHERRY | ORCHARD | COCK ROBIN | AND | JENNY | WREN | DICK | WHITTINGTON | AND HIS | CAT | SINBAD | THE | SAILOR | HISTORY | OF OUR | PETS | LITTLE | TOTTY | PUNCH | AND | JUDY. | OLD | MOTHER | HUBBARD | JOHN | GILPIN | BLUE | BEARD"; below, an old woman, supposedly Aunt Mavor, and seven children, two of which reading The house that Jack built, numbered "5" in red; at foot, lettering drawn as wood: "[red outlined in black] G. ROUTLEDGE & Co., LONDON & NEW YORK."; specific for this title, plain lettering: "[red outlined in black] THE CHERRY ORCHARD | [black] EDGEWORTH."
Lower wrapper apparently bearing Edmund Evans caption; not analysed
Illustrations
8 illustrations, drawn by McConnell, engraved and printed in black by Evans, hand-coloured
Source for attribution
Statement of responsibility (engraver and printer; not analysed)
Documents (illustrator, inside illustrations)
Statement of responsibility (writer; note that the text is not a verbatim version of Edgeworth's story with the same title)
Source for date
Listed in Routledge's wholesale catalogue of June 1856 as no. 28 of Aunt Mavor's picture books for little readers
Documents state first edition in July / August 1856 and reissues until March 1857
Listed in Routledge's wholesale catalogue of September 1857 as no. 28 of Aunt Mavor's toy books
Reissued after 1859 as no. 28 of Aunt Mavor's toy books [new series] (see pcb2880)
Covers
Upper cover, signed "K H ISWELL", printed in red and black on blue paper by Evans; inserted in a wooden frame, red, at head, lettering drawn as wood: "[red outlined in black] AUNT MAVOR'S TOY BOOKS | PRICE SIXPENCE EACH."; below, title; in an arched area as in a shop window, picture with series titles in red outlined in black: "THE | HOUSE | THAT | JACK | BUILT | LITTLE | DOG | TRUSTY | JACK | AND THE | BEAN | STALK | THE | CHERRY | ORCHARD | COCK ROBIN | AND | JENNY | WREN | DICK | WHITTINGTON | AND HIS | CAT | SINBAD | THE | SAILOR | HISTORY | OF OUR | PETS | LITTLE | TOTTY | PUNCH | AND | JUDY. | OLD | MOTHER | HUBBARD | JOHN | GILPIN | BLUE | BEARD"; below, an old woman, supposedly Aunt Mavor, and seven children, two of which reading The house that Jack built, numbered "5" in red; at foot, lettering drawn as wood: "[red outlined in black] G. ROUTLEDGE & Co., LONDON & NEW YORK."; specific for this title, plain lettering: "[red outlined in black] THE CHERRY ORCHARD | [black] EDGEWORTH."
Lower wrapper apparently bearing Edmund Evans caption; not analysed
Illustrations
8 illustrations, drawn by McConnell, engraved and printed in black by Evans, hand-coloured
Source for attribution
Statement of responsibility (engraver and printer; not analysed)
Documents (illustrator, inside illustrations)
Statement of responsibility (writer; note that the text is not a verbatim version of Edgeworth's story with the same title)
Source for date
Listed in Routledge's wholesale catalogue of June 1856 as no. 28 of Aunt Mavor's picture books for little readers
Documents state first edition in July / August 1856 and reissues until March 1857
Listed in Routledge's wholesale catalogue of September 1857 as no. 28 of Aunt Mavor's toy books
Reissued after 1859 as no. 28 of Aunt Mavor's toy books [new series] (see pcb2880)
PRINTING TECHNIQUES
BIBLIOGRAPHY
2006 Masaki, I.393 (see pcb2478), 394-395 ("The monogram of William McConnell (1833-1867) can be found in three titles: The cherry orchard, Punch and Judy, and The history of John Gilpin"), II.C10, E3 (Personal collection: "Illustrated by William McConnell")
2009 Alderson, one of Alderson's Looking at Children's Books talks held at Newcastle University, 11/02/2009: Edmund Evans: printer and proto-packager, describing a 1856 copy of The cherry orchard (London & New York: G. Routledge & Co., n.d.), originally from the New York office of the publisher McLoughlin with two pencilled comments "Very good"
2009 Alderson, one of Alderson's Looking at Children's Books talks held at Newcastle University, 11/02/2009: Edmund Evans: printer and proto-packager, describing a 1856 copy of The cherry orchard (London & New York: G. Routledge & Co., n.d.), originally from the New York office of the publisher McLoughlin with two pencilled comments "Very good"
TRADE COPIES
Private collection (Japan) (described and reproduced (upper wrapper) in 2006 Masaki, I.395, II.C10; not analysed)
DRAWINGS, OBJECTS, DOCUMENTS
OTHER VERSIONS
PERMALINK
CITATION
Francesca Tancini, "The cherry orchard". In PiCoBoo, accessed June 14, 2025, https://www.picoboo.eu/catalogue/pcb2479