Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Cowper, William, 1731-1800
Title:
John Gilpin.
Published / Created:
London : Frederick Warne & Co., [approximately 1870]
Physical Description:
[6] leaves, [5] leaves of plates : color illustrations ; 26 cm
Holdings:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
PR3382 .J6 1870 Box
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Ellen and Arthur Liman, Yale JD 1957

Copyright Status:
Copyright Not Evaluated
Classification:
Books
Notes:
Title and publication statement from cover.

First and last leaves pasted to cover.

Colour wood-engraved plates are with imprint: "Kronheim and Co., London." Plates include areas printed in colour with metal. All are unsigned.

"Price one shilling; or, Mounted with linen, two shillings."

At head of cover title: "Aunt Louisa's London Toy Books."

Text originally written by William Cowper. Cf. British Library Public Catalogue.

Opie, P17

"Aunt Louisa" was a pseudonym of Laura Valentine, general editor of Warne's publishing house, who possibly wrote most of the verses of text for this series of toy books.

BAC: British Art Center copy bound in publisher's original printed wrappers.
Subject Terms:
Illustrated children's books -- Specimens. | Illustrated children's books. | Liman, Ellen and Arthur -- Provenance.
Form/Genre:
Wood engravings -- Color -- Specimens -- Great Britain -- Between 1866 and 1867. | Printed wrappers -- Color -- Specimens -- Great Britain -- Between 1866 and 1867. | Specimens. | Chromoxylographs -- [approximately 1870]
Contributors:
Frederick Warne (Firm), publisher. | Valentine, L. (Laura), 1814–1899 | Kronheim & Co., printer. | Collection of Ellen and Arthur Liman (Yale Center for British Art).