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The Affecting Story of Jenny Wren. - London : Ward, Lock, & Tyler, [1865]. British Library (RB.23.b.4276)
The Affecting Story of Jenny Wren
pcb503
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The Affecting Story of Jenny Wren. - London : Ward, Lock, & Tyler, [1865]. British Library (RB.23.b.4276)
TITLE
The Affecting Story of Jenny Wren.
VARIANT TITLE
First line
Jenny Wren fell sick.
Jenny Wren fell sick.
PUBLISHED
London : Ward, Lock, & Tyler, [1865].
PRINTED
[London] : Edmund Evans.
PRICE
1s.
AUTHOR
Crane, Walter (illustrator) ![]()
Evans, Edmund (illustrator and engraver)![]()
Ward, Lock, & Tyler (publisher)![]()
Evans, Edmund (illustrator and engraver)
Ward, Lock, & Tyler (publisher)
TYPOLOGY
DESCRIPTION
Size
23x20 cm
Format and pagination
4° : 12 ll. : [6] ll. text, [6] ll. pls : col. ill.
Signatures
A/C4 in 12s
Signatures note
1 gathering, sewn (binding thread between C2.3), unpaginated
Covers
Up. wpr, unsigned, reproducing details from pls 1, 4, 6, col. ptd (red, blue, ochre, black); on up. wpr: 'ONE SHILLING. | THE AFFECTING STORY OF | [red, outlined in black and blank] JENNY WREN | ... | LONDON: | WARD, LOCK, AND TYLER.'
Same low. wpr as pcb307 (1) (a)
Illustrations
6 ills, one per page, signed 'W. Crane', 'W. Crane del.' or monogd on pls 2–3, 5–6, col. ptd on one side of the sheet (red, yellow, brown, pink, blue, black)
Text and decorative headpieces, ptd on one side of the sheet (red), face ills
Registering marks
Registering marks on pls 2 (3 blue dots, upper left side) and 3 (3 blue dots, lower left side)
Source for attribution
Signature
Drawings
Documents
Source for date
Advts
List of titles on low. and ins. wpr
BL accession stamp
23x20 cm
Format and pagination
4° : 12 ll. : [6] ll. text, [6] ll. pls : col. ill.
Signatures
A/C4 in 12s
Signatures note
1 gathering, sewn (binding thread between C2.3), unpaginated
Covers
Up. wpr, unsigned, reproducing details from pls 1, 4, 6, col. ptd (red, blue, ochre, black); on up. wpr: 'ONE SHILLING. | THE AFFECTING STORY OF | [red, outlined in black and blank] JENNY WREN | ... | LONDON: | WARD, LOCK, AND TYLER.'
Same low. wpr as pcb307 (1) (a)
Illustrations
6 ills, one per page, signed 'W. Crane', 'W. Crane del.' or monogd on pls 2–3, 5–6, col. ptd on one side of the sheet (red, yellow, brown, pink, blue, black)
Text and decorative headpieces, ptd on one side of the sheet (red), face ills
Registering marks
Registering marks on pls 2 (3 blue dots, upper left side) and 3 (3 blue dots, lower left side)
Source for attribution
Signature
Drawings
Documents
Source for date
Advts
List of titles on low. and ins. wpr
BL accession stamp
NOTES
Title and publication information are from up. wpr, which serves as tp, and from publishers' advts on low. wpr
PRINTING TECHNIQUES
ADVERTISEMENTS
BIBLIOGRAPHY
1898a Crane, 3 ('Cock Robin … published by Warne & Co.')
1902 Konody, 33, 38
1907 Crane, 75–6
1975 Spencer, 36, 47, 49, 191, 202
2006 Masaki, I.174
2016a Tancini, 177
2019 Cotsen, I.253, cat. 1440
2025 Tancini, I.222–3 (T3 (1))
1902 Konody, 33, 38
1907 Crane, 75–6
1975 Spencer, 36, 47, 49, 191, 202
2006 Masaki, I.174
2016a Tancini, 177
2019 Cotsen, I.253, cat. 1440
2025 Tancini, I.222–3 (T3 (1))
COPIES
DRAWINGS, OBJECTS, DOCUMENTS
Drawings
BM: 1933,0411.19 (graphite, ink and wash on paper drawing for pl. 1)
HUHL-CMP: Typ 8302.25PF (graphite on paper drawing for pl. 3; inscribed 'Early toy book illustration for Jenny Wren'; reproduced in 1907a Crane, 75)
WAG: WCA.1.1.1.1.1.18 (graphite on tracing paper drawing for pl. 1; inscribed and dated 'No. 1. Story of Jenny Wren. Jan. 16 1865. 3')
WAG: WCA.1.1.1.1.1.16 (graphite on paper drawing for pl. 2)
WAG: WCA.1.1.1.1.1.19 (graphite on tracing paper drawing for pl. 2; upper left corner teared; inscribed and dated '<...> Wren. Jan. 17 1864' [sic])
WAG: WCA.1.1.1.1.1.21 (graphite on tracing paper drawing for pl. 3; inscribed and dated '2. Story of Jenny Wren. Jan. 12 1865')
WAG: WCA.1.1.1.1.1.20 (graphite on tracing paper drawing for pl. 4; inscribed and dated '5. Story of Jenny Wren. No. 3. Jan. 18 1865')
WAG: WCA.1.1.1.1.1.22 (graphite on tracing paper drawing for pl. 5; inscribed and dated '6. Jenny Wren. Jan. 19 1864. No. 5' [sic])
WAG: WCA.1.1.1.1.1.17 (graphite on paper drawing for pl. 6)
WAG: WCA.1.1.1.1.1.23 (graphite on tracing paper drawing for pl. 6; inscribed and dated '7. Jenny Wren. Jan. 19 1865. No. 6')
Objects
WAG: WCA.1.1.1.1.1.24-29 (6 black and white proofs; WCA.1.1.1.1.1.26 inscribed 'Chap. IV. Early Picture Book. (1865). Cock Robin & Jenny Wren. Walter Crane'; reproduced in 1907a Crane, 75)
Documents
JRUL: WCA/2/2/2/1 (Crane's journal for 1864–7 with references to The Affecting Story of Jenny Wren: f. 2r, 10 Jan. 1865: 'Order from Edm.d Evans. 1 drawing <…> for Story of Jenny Wren'; 11 Jan.: 'Worked at Jenny Wren & finished it on the wood'; 12 Jan.: 'Delivered drawing for Jenny Wren much approved by E.E.'; 14 Jan.: 'Order from E. Evans for 5 more drawings from Story of Jenny Wren. "bold & original"'; 16 Jan.: 'Jenny Wren all day'; f. 2v, 17–19 Jan.: 'Jenny Wren'; 20 Jan.: 'Jenny Wren drawings delivered'; f. 3r, 1 Feb.: '3 Jenny Wren proofs to colour'; f. 4r, 15 Feb.: 'Story of Jenny Wren, 2 gs each £12 12 /-')
BM: 1933,0411.19 (graphite, ink and wash on paper drawing for pl. 1)
HUHL-CMP: Typ 8302.25PF (graphite on paper drawing for pl. 3; inscribed 'Early toy book illustration for Jenny Wren'; reproduced in 1907a Crane, 75)
WAG: WCA.1.1.1.1.1.18 (graphite on tracing paper drawing for pl. 1; inscribed and dated 'No. 1. Story of Jenny Wren. Jan. 16 1865. 3')
WAG: WCA.1.1.1.1.1.16 (graphite on paper drawing for pl. 2)
WAG: WCA.1.1.1.1.1.19 (graphite on tracing paper drawing for pl. 2; upper left corner teared; inscribed and dated '<...> Wren. Jan. 17 1864' [sic])
WAG: WCA.1.1.1.1.1.21 (graphite on tracing paper drawing for pl. 3; inscribed and dated '2. Story of Jenny Wren. Jan. 12 1865')
WAG: WCA.1.1.1.1.1.20 (graphite on tracing paper drawing for pl. 4; inscribed and dated '5. Story of Jenny Wren. No. 3. Jan. 18 1865')
WAG: WCA.1.1.1.1.1.22 (graphite on tracing paper drawing for pl. 5; inscribed and dated '6. Jenny Wren. Jan. 19 1864. No. 5' [sic])
WAG: WCA.1.1.1.1.1.17 (graphite on paper drawing for pl. 6)
WAG: WCA.1.1.1.1.1.23 (graphite on tracing paper drawing for pl. 6; inscribed and dated '7. Jenny Wren. Jan. 19 1865. No. 6')
Objects
WAG: WCA.1.1.1.1.1.24-29 (6 black and white proofs; WCA.1.1.1.1.1.26 inscribed 'Chap. IV. Early Picture Book. (1865). Cock Robin & Jenny Wren. Walter Crane'; reproduced in 1907a Crane, 75)
Documents
JRUL: WCA/2/2/2/1 (Crane's journal for 1864–7 with references to The Affecting Story of Jenny Wren: f. 2r, 10 Jan. 1865: 'Order from Edm.d Evans. 1 drawing <…> for Story of Jenny Wren'; 11 Jan.: 'Worked at Jenny Wren & finished it on the wood'; 12 Jan.: 'Delivered drawing for Jenny Wren much approved by E.E.'; 14 Jan.: 'Order from E. Evans for 5 more drawings from Story of Jenny Wren. "bold & original"'; 16 Jan.: 'Jenny Wren all day'; f. 2v, 17–19 Jan.: 'Jenny Wren'; 20 Jan.: 'Jenny Wren drawings delivered'; f. 3r, 1 Feb.: '3 Jenny Wren proofs to colour'; f. 4r, 15 Feb.: 'Story of Jenny Wren, 2 gs each £12 12 /-')
OTHER VERSIONS
Included in
The Holiday Picture Book : With Pretty Verses and Merry Rhymes, Cleverly and Comically Illustrated with Large Pictures in Colours. - London : Ward, Lock, & Tyler, [1866]
Has version/s
The Affecting Story of Jenny Wren. - London : Ward, Lock, & Tyler, [before 1870]
Has version/s
Jenny Wren Alphabet. - London : Ward, Lock, & Tyler, [1884]
The Holiday Picture Book : With Pretty Verses and Merry Rhymes, Cleverly and Comically Illustrated with Large Pictures in Colours. - London : Ward, Lock, & Tyler, [1866]
Has version/s
The Affecting Story of Jenny Wren. - London : Ward, Lock, & Tyler, [before 1870]
Has version/s
Jenny Wren Alphabet. - London : Ward, Lock, & Tyler, [1884]
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KEYWORDS
PERMALINK
CITATION
Francesca Tancini, "The Affecting Story of Jenny Wren". In PiCoBoo, accessed June 14, 2025, https://www.picoboo.eu/catalogue/pcb503