The Proverbs of Solomon
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pcb987
TITLE
The Proverbs of Solomon.
PUBLISHED
London : Frederick Warne & Co., [1865].
SERIES
PRICE
1s.
AUTHOR
TYPOLOGY
DESCRIPTION
Size
27x23 cm
Format and pagination
4° : 12 ll. : [6] leaves of text, [6] leaves of plates : col. ill.
Signatures
A/C12
Signatures note
Gathering A/B/C: A4, B4, C4
1 gathering, sewn (binding thread between C2.3), unpaginated
Covers
Same upper wrapper as pcb984, on yellow paper; specific to this picturebook, at centre, not inserted in any panel, in red: "The"; three red panels, in black: "[upper panel, outlined in black] Proverbs | [central] of | [lower panel, outlined in black] Solomon"
Same lower wrapper as pcb984, on yellow paper
Illustrations
12 illustrations, two per page, printed in red, yellow, brown, pink, blue and the black key block on one side of the sheet only; each illustration includes a vertical panel, with caption, printed in red, with frame and decorative head- and tail-pieces printed in black
Registering marks
Registering marks on lower wrapper (3 red dots, top), plate 3 (3 black dots, lower right side) and 6 (3 black dots, upper right side)
Source for attribution
Documents
Source for date
Advertisements
27x23 cm
Format and pagination
4° : 12 ll. : [6] leaves of text, [6] leaves of plates : col. ill.
Signatures
A/C12
Signatures note
Gathering A/B/C: A4, B4, C4
1 gathering, sewn (binding thread between C2.3), unpaginated
Covers
Same upper wrapper as pcb984, on yellow paper; specific to this picturebook, at centre, not inserted in any panel, in red: "The"; three red panels, in black: "[upper panel, outlined in black] Proverbs | [central] of | [lower panel, outlined in black] Solomon"
Same lower wrapper as pcb984, on yellow paper
Illustrations
12 illustrations, two per page, printed in red, yellow, brown, pink, blue and the black key block on one side of the sheet only; each illustration includes a vertical panel, with caption, printed in red, with frame and decorative head- and tail-pieces printed in black
Registering marks
Registering marks on lower wrapper (3 red dots, top), plate 3 (3 black dots, lower right side) and 6 (3 black dots, upper right side)
Source for attribution
Documents
Source for date
Advertisements
PRINTING TECHNIQUES
ADVERTISEMENTS
COPIES
BL: 12806.i.33.(2). (accession stamp dated 17JA66; dated by BL 1866)
CUL-WaC: Waddleton.b.9.1080 (dated 1865; inscribed "Emily Julia Lee Warner... Xmas 1866"; not in WorldCat; not analysed)
UBC: PZ6 1866 .V344 (dated [1866?]; not analysed)
ZRB: BS551 V25 1870 (advertisements for "Choice Books for Children and Aunt Louisa's London Toy Books" on lower wrapper; not analysed)
CUL-WaC: Waddleton.b.9.1080 (dated 1865; inscribed "Emily Julia Lee Warner... Xmas 1866"; not in WorldCat; not analysed)
UBC: PZ6 1866 .V344 (dated [1866?]; not analysed)
ZRB: BS551 V25 1870 (advertisements for "Choice Books for Children and Aunt Louisa's London Toy Books" on lower wrapper; not analysed)
DRAWINGS, OBJECTS, DOCUMENTS
Drawings
BM: 1933,0411.46 (ink, watercolour and graphite on paper drawing by Walter Crane for plate 1; inscribed "Proverbs of Solomon | 'Hear ye children, the instructions | of a father, and attend to know | understanding.'"; not used)
BM: 1933,0411.46 (ink, watercolour and graphite on paper drawing by Walter Crane for plate 1; inscribed "Proverbs of Solomon | 'Hear ye children, the instructions | of a father, and attend to know | understanding.'"; not used)
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KEYWORDS
PERMALINK
CITATION
Francesca Tancini, "The Proverbs of Solomon". In PiCoBoo, accessed April 21, 2026, https://www.picoboo.eu/catalogue/pcb987