• Hop o' my thumb. - London : Routledge, Warne, and Routledge, [1859]. Variant A: [1859]. Courtesy of Baldwin Library of Historical Children’s Literature, University of Florida (39p190)
  • Hop o' my thumb. - London : Routledge, Warne, and Routledge, [1859]. Variant A: [1859]. Courtesy of Baldwin Library of Historical Children’s Literature, University of Florida (39p190)
  • Hop o' my thumb. - London : Routledge, Warne, and Routledge, [1859]. Variant B: [1859]. Courtesy of Cotsen Children's Library, Princeton University Library (151850)
  • Hop o' my thumb. - London : Routledge, Warne, and Routledge, [1859]. Variant B: [1859]. Courtesy of Cotsen Children's Library, Princeton University Library (151850)
  • Hop o' my thumb. - London : Routledge, Warne, and Routledge, [1859]. Variant C: [late 1859-early 1860]. Courtesy of Toronto Public Library (FT HOP)
  • Hop o' my thumb. - London : Routledge, Warne, and Routledge, [1859]. Variant C: [late 1859-early 1860]. Courtesy of Toronto Public Library (FT HOP)
  • Hop o' my thumb. - London : Routledge, Warne, and Routledge, [1859]. Variant C: [late 1859-early 1860]. Courtesy of Toronto Public Library (FT HOP)
  • Hop o' my thumb. - London : Routledge, Warne, and Routledge, [1859]. Variant C: [late 1859-early 1860]. Courtesy of Toronto Public Library (FT HOP)
  • Hop o' my thumb. - London : Routledge, Warne, and Routledge, [1859]. Variant C: [late 1859-early 1860]. Courtesy of Toronto Public Library (FT HOP)
  • Hop o' my thumb. - London : Routledge, Warne, and Routledge, [1859]. Variant C: [late 1859-early 1860]. Courtesy of Toronto Public Library (FT HOP)
  • Hop o' my thumb. - London : Routledge, Warne, and Routledge, [1859]. Variant C: [late 1859-early 1860]. Courtesy of Toronto Public Library (FT HOP)
  • Hop o' my thumb. - London : Routledge, Warne, and Routledge, [1859]. Variant C: [late 1859-early 1860]. Courtesy of Toronto Public Library (FT HOP)
  • Hop o' my thumb. - London : Routledge, Warne, and Routledge, [1859]. Variant C: [late 1859-early 1860]. Courtesy of Toronto Public Library (FT HOP)
  • Hop o' my thumb. - London : Routledge, Warne, and Routledge, [1859]. Variant D: [between April and July 1865]. Courtesy of Baldwin Library of Historical Children’s Literature, University of Florida (39p190)
  • Hop o' my thumb. - London : Routledge, Warne, and Routledge, [1859]. Variant D: [between April and July 1865]. Courtesy of Baldwin Library of Historical Children’s Literature, University of Florida (39p190)
Hop o' my thumb

pcb2672
pcb2672
  • Hop o' my thumb. - London : Routledge, Warne, and Routledge, [1859]. Variant A: [1859]. Courtesy of Baldwin Library of Historical Children’s Literature, University of Florida (39p190)
  • Hop o' my thumb. - London : Routledge, Warne, and Routledge, [1859]. Variant A: [1859]. Courtesy of Baldwin Library of Historical Children’s Literature, University of Florida (39p190)
  • Hop o' my thumb. - London : Routledge, Warne, and Routledge, [1859]. Variant B: [1859]. Courtesy of Cotsen Children's Library, Princeton University Library (151850)
  • Hop o' my thumb. - London : Routledge, Warne, and Routledge, [1859]. Variant B: [1859]. Courtesy of Cotsen Children's Library, Princeton University Library (151850)
  • Hop o' my thumb. - London : Routledge, Warne, and Routledge, [1859]. Variant C: [late 1859-early 1860]. Courtesy of Toronto Public Library (FT HOP)
  • Hop o' my thumb. - London : Routledge, Warne, and Routledge, [1859]. Variant C: [late 1859-early 1860]. Courtesy of Toronto Public Library (FT HOP)
  • Hop o' my thumb. - London : Routledge, Warne, and Routledge, [1859]. Variant C: [late 1859-early 1860]. Courtesy of Toronto Public Library (FT HOP)
  • Hop o' my thumb. - London : Routledge, Warne, and Routledge, [1859]. Variant C: [late 1859-early 1860]. Courtesy of Toronto Public Library (FT HOP)
  • Hop o' my thumb. - London : Routledge, Warne, and Routledge, [1859]. Variant C: [late 1859-early 1860]. Courtesy of Toronto Public Library (FT HOP)
  • Hop o' my thumb. - London : Routledge, Warne, and Routledge, [1859]. Variant C: [late 1859-early 1860]. Courtesy of Toronto Public Library (FT HOP)
  • Hop o' my thumb. - London : Routledge, Warne, and Routledge, [1859]. Variant C: [late 1859-early 1860]. Courtesy of Toronto Public Library (FT HOP)
  • Hop o' my thumb. - London : Routledge, Warne, and Routledge, [1859]. Variant C: [late 1859-early 1860]. Courtesy of Toronto Public Library (FT HOP)
  • Hop o' my thumb. - London : Routledge, Warne, and Routledge, [1859]. Variant C: [late 1859-early 1860]. Courtesy of Toronto Public Library (FT HOP)
  • Hop o' my thumb. - London : Routledge, Warne, and Routledge, [1859]. Variant D: [between April and July 1865]. Courtesy of Baldwin Library of Historical Children’s Literature, University of Florida (39p190)
  • Hop o' my thumb. - London : Routledge, Warne, and Routledge, [1859]. Variant D: [between April and July 1865]. Courtesy of Baldwin Library of Historical Children’s Literature, University of Florida (39p190)
TITLE
Hop o' my thumb.
VARIANT TITLE
Title from advertisement
Hop o'my thumb.
PUBLISHED
London : Routledge, Warne, and Routledge, [1859].
London : George Routledge & Sons, [1865].
PRINTED
[London] : Edmund Evans.
PRICE
6d.
1s. : "Mounted with Cloth, and Cloth Covers"
AUTHOR
Evans, Edmund (engraver and printer)
Routledge, Warne, and Routledge (publisher)
TYPOLOGY
DESCRIPTION
Size
24,5x17,5 cm
Format and pagination
8° : 8 ll.
Signatures
A8
Signatures note
1 gathering, sewn, pages 4-5 pasted to 3; paginated 1-8
Illustrations
8 illustrations, unsigned; text and illustration on the same side of the sheet
Source for attribution
Statement of responsibility (printer of wrappers and inside illustrations)
Source for date
List of titles on lower wrapper
Before 1859, publishers' advertisements listed pcb2670 (with same title, series name and number, but different contents) as no. 24 of the series
Before April 1865, publishers' caption states: "LONDON: ROUTLEDGE, WARNE, AND ROUTLEDGE, FARRINGDON STREET."
Between April and July 1865, publishers' caption states: "LONDON: ROUTLEDGE, WARNE, AND ROUTLEDGE, BROADWAY, LUDGATE HILL."
After July 1865, publishers' caption states: "LONDON: GEORGE ROUTLEDGE AND SONS, BROADWAY, LUDGATE HILL."
Until 1865, inside illustrations printed in black by Evans and hand-coloured
After 1865, inside illustrations printed in red, yellow, brown, blue, pink and the black key by Evans (see hereby, variant D, to be dated between April and July 1865)
After 1866, it was reissued as no. 3 of Routledge's new sixpenny toy books series (see pcb2753; see hereby, Documents: 1st edition as no. 3 of Routledge's new sixpenny toy books, September 1866, with a print run of 5000 copies)
NOTES
Printed on one side of the sheet only; first and last page pasted to upper and lower wrappers
Title and publication information from upper wrapper, which serves as title page, and from lower wrapper publishers' advertisements
Documents make no difference between this title as belonging to Aunt Mavor's toy books series or to Routledge's new sixpenny toy books series
PRINTING TECHNIQUES
VARIANTS
Variant A
[1859]: upper wrapper uniform for the series, printed in red and black on pale yellow paper; at head: "AUNT MAVOR'S TOY BOOKS. | PRICE SIXPENCE EACH."; at foot, inside the red frame: "LONDON: | ROUTLEDGE, WARNE, & ROUTLEDGE."; 1859 lower wrapper uniform for the series, printed in black on pale yellow paper; inside a frame, publishers' advertisements: "[fancy] New Juvenile Books. | AUNT MAVOR’S TOY BOOKS. | Large 8vo, with Coloured Pictures and Fancy Covers, price Sixpence each. | [three columns, first: 2-5, 11-19, second: 20-31, third: 32-43] | AUNT MAVOR’S TOY BOOKS. | Mounted with Cloth, and Cloth Covers, with Coloured Plates, price One Shilling each, viz.:– | [three columns, first] Old Cornish Woman. | Miss Hare and Miss Fox. | Little Polly's Doll House. | Reynard the Fox. | Mother Bunch's Evening Party. | [second] Victoria Alphabet. | Nursery Alphabet. | The Picture Gallery. | Aunt Mavor's Alphabet. | Charles Gray's Travels. | [third] Uncle Hugh's Country House. | Willie's Holiday. | The Cat's Tea Party. | Conceited Goldfinch. | ROUTLEDGE'S EVERLASTING BOOKS, | PRINTED ON CLOTH. | […] | ROUTLEDGE'S EVERLASTING ONE SHILLING PRIMER. | Printed on Cloth. With Illustrations by John Gilbert, Harvey, &c. | […] | ROUTLEDGE'S EVERLASTING BOOKS | [titles 1-2] | ROUTLEDGE'S EVERLASTING PRIMERS. | [titles 1-4] | […] | LONDON: ROUTLEDGE, WARNE, AND ROUTLEDGE, FARRINGDON STREET."; at foot, outside the frame: "EDMUND EVANS, ENGRAVER AND PRINTER, RAQUET COURT, FLEET STREET."; inside illustrations printed in black, possibly by Evans, and hand-coloured
Variant B
[1859]: everlasting; upper wrapper uniform for the series, printed in red and black on orange paper, mounted on cardboard, inside illustrations mounted on cloth; same as variant A but, at head: "AUNT MAVOR'S EVERLASTING TOY BOOKS. | PRICE ONE SHILLING EACH."; 1859 lower wrapper uniform for the series, printed in black on orange paper, same as pcb2657, variant B; at foot: "LONDON: ROUTLEDGE, WARNE, AND ROUTLEDGE, FARRINGDON STREET."; at foot, outside the frame: "EDMUND EVANS, ENGRAVER AND PRINTER, RAQUET COURT, FLEET STREET."; inside illustrations printed in black by Evans and hand-coloured
Variant C
[late 1859-early 1860]: everlasting; same upper wrapper as variant B, on pink paper, mounted on cardboard, inside illustrations mounted on cloth; late 1859 lower wrapper uniform for the series, printed in black on pink paper, same as pcb2600, variant B; at foot: "LONDON: ROUTLEDGE, WARNE, AND ROUTLEDGE, FARRINGDON STREET."; at foot, outside the frame: "EDMUND EVANS, ENGRAVER AND PRINTER, RAQUET COURT, FLEET STREET."; inside illustrations printed in black by Evans and hand-coloured
Variant D
[between April and July 1865]: same upper wrapper as variant B, everlasting, but on yellow paper, mounted on cloth; between April and July 1865 lower wrapper uniform for the series, printed in black on yellow paper; inside a frame, publishers' advertisements: "NEW JUVENILE BOOKS. | Price TWO SHILLINGS and SIXPENCE each. | In fcap. 8vo. Illustrated by the best Artists. Cloth gilt. | [two columns, first] THE RECTOR'S DAUGHTER. By ANNE | BOWMAN. | THE STORY OF CERVANTES. By | A.B. EDWARDS. | EILDON MANOR. By the Author of | "The Four Sisters." | THE LAMPLIGHTER. By CUMMINGS. [sic] | THE MAZE OF LIFE. By the Author | of "The Four Sisters." | THE TWINS; or, SISTERLY LOVE. | ARBELL. By JANE W. HOOPER. | THE QUADROON. By MAYNE REID. | THE WAR TRAIL. By MAYNE REID. | ALLEN'S LIFE OF NELSON. | " " DUNDONALD. | MACFARLANE'S LIFE OF WEL- | LINGTON. | " " MARLBOROUGH. | [second] EDA MORTON. By M. M. BELL. | OSLER'S LIFE OF LORD EXMOUTH. | THE WIDE, WIDE WORLD. | THE PLAYGROUND. A Book of Games. | MINNA RAYMOND. | THE YOUNG ARTISTS. | HELENA BERTRAM. By the Author of | "The Four Sisters." | BIBLE HISTORY – GENESIS OF JOSHUA. | HEROES OF THE WORKSHOP. By | E. L. BRIGHTWELL. | THE OCEAN CHILD. By Mrs. MYRTLE. | SUNSHINE AND CLOUDS. By Miss | BOWMAN. | IRVING'S LIFE AND VOYAGES OF | COLUMBUS. | SUMMER SONGS OF COUNTRY LIFE. | Upwards of 60 Coloured Illustrations. Sq. 16mo, cl. gt. | [at centre] Price TWO SHILLINGS each. | In fcap. 8vo. Illustrated. Cloth. | [two columns, first] MARIAN AND HER PUPILS. By Miss | LANKESTER. | VIOLET; or, LOST AND FOUND. By | M'INTOSH. | M'INTOSH'S JUVENILE TALES. | " CONQUEST AND SELF- | CONQUEST. | " EVENINGS AT DONALD- | SON MANOR. | " PRAISE AND PRINCIPLE. | " GRACE AND ISABEL. | " CHARMS AND COUNTER | CHARMS. | GERTRUDE AND EULALIE. | ROBERT AND HAROLD. | ROBINSON THE YOUNGER. | AMY CARLTON. By the Author of "The | Four Sisters." | ROBINSON CRUSOE. | [second] LAURA TEMPLE. By Miss BOWMAN. | POETRY OF THE BEST AUTHORS. | By Miss BOWMAN. | HARRY AND HIS HOMES. By the | Author of "The Four Sisters." | THE SOLITARY HUNTER. | THE HILL OF SHATEMUC. By | Miss WARNER. | MABEL VAUGHAN. By Miss CUMMINS. | THE BUNDLE OF STICKS. By J. and | E. KIBBY. | HESTER AND I. By Mrs. MANNERS. | ROSA. A Story for Girls. | THE CHERRY STONES. By the Rev. | H. C. ADAMS. | THE FIRST OF JUNE. By the Rev. | H. C. ADAMS. | THE YOUNG PAINTERS. | THE YOUNG MUSICIANS. | [centre] BOY'S TREASURY OF SPORTS AND AMUSEMENTS. | Price Two Shillings each. In fcap. 8vo, with many Illustrations. Cloth gilt. | SCIENTIFIC AMUSEMENTS. By J. H. PEPPER. | GAMES AND SPORTS FOR YOUNG BOYS. | THE LITTLE ANGLER, ETC. By THOMAS MILLER. | GAMES OF SKILL AND CONJURING. Edited by C. H. BENNETT. | ATHLETIC SPORTS AND RECREATIONS. By the Rev J. G. WOOD. | LONDON: ROUTLEDGE, WARNE, AND ROUTLEDGE, BROADWAY, LUDGATE HILL."; at foot, outside the frame: "EDMUND EVANS, ENGRAVER AND PRINTER, RAQUET COURT, FLEET STREET."; inside illustrations printed in red, yellow, brown, blue, pink and the black key by Evans
Variant E
[between April and July 1865]: same upper wrapper as variant A, but on orange paper; between April and July 1865 lower wrapper, same as variant D; at foot: "LONDON: ROUTLEDGE, WARNE, AND ROUTLEDGE, BROADWAY, LUDGATE HILL."; at foot, outside the frame: "EDMUND EVANS, ENGRAVER AND PRINTER, RAQUET COURT, FLEET STREET."; inside illustrations printed in red, yellow, brown, blue, pink and the black key by Evans
BIBLIOGRAPHY
1975 Osborne, II.602
2006 Masaki, I.388-89, II.E16 (TPL-OsC)
COPIES
AAS: 509435 (inscribed and dated: "Little Blanche from Father, Feb. 1863"; analysed through digital reproductions)
BL: 12806.g.52. (variant E: [between April and July 1865]; accession stamp dated 10MA67; same shelfmark for several boxes of items (this is second box, no. 15))
PUL-CCL: 151850 (variant B: [1859])
TPL-OsC: FT HOP (variant C: [late 1859-early 1860]; inscribed on upper wrapper: "Little Blan<...> from her uncle Henry. Christmas 1863 [?]"; analysed through digital reproduction)
UFBL: 39p190 (variant A: [1859]; same call number for two different copies; analysed through digital reproduction; Digital copy)
UFBL: 39p190 (variant D: [between April and July 1865]; same call number for two different copies; analysed through digital reproduction; Digital copy)
DRAWINGS, OBJECTS, DOCUMENTS
Documents
UCL-RKP: RKP 9 (p. 497: "Hop o' my thumb (Mavor's toys). 1860 Jan. 10, 2000. 1861 Jun. 1, 2000. 1862 July 2, 2000. 1863 Oct. 1, 2000. 1864 Aug. 29, 2000. 1866 Sep., 5000. 1868 Jan. 8, 2nd, 5000. 1872 July 1, 3rd, 4000.")
CITATION
Francesca Tancini, "Hop o' my thumb". In PiCoBoo, accessed July 11, 2025, https://www.picoboo.eu/catalogue/pcb2672