The frog who would a-wooing go / [by] Charles Bennett.

Author
Bennett, Charles H. (Charles Henry), 1829-1867 [Browse]
Format
Book
Language
English
Published/​Created
London : G. Routledge & Co., [between 1852 and 1858] ([London] : Edmund Evans, engraver and printer, Raquet Court, Fleet-Street)
Description
8 leaves : col. ill. : 22 cm.

Details

Subject(s)
Engraver
Publisher
Bookseller
Library of Congress genre(s)
Rare books genre
Notes
  • Dated from the years Routledge published at Farrington St. adddress as "G. Routledge & Co." (cf. Brown, London publishers., p. 167).
  • Imprint from upper cover; publisher from foot of lower cover (also from an unusual painting pallette printer's device of Evans on p. 8).
  • "One shilling, or on cloth, eighteen pence"--At head of title on upper cover, in red.
  • "Juvenile Works, published by George Routledge and Co., Farrington Street, London"--At head of publisher's advertisements on lower cover.
  • Prose text (with a moralistic version of the story) on the numbered sides of leaves facing wood engravings captioned with (shortened) lyrics from the song, and music to the song on last leaf verso.
  • Illustrations: Colored wood engravings on t.p., 6 pages with half-page colored engravings signed by Bennett, and ill. at head of last page with music.
  • Cotsen copy: W.H. Smith & Son, 186 Strand, W.C."--Bookseller's embossed stamp on front free endpaper.
  • Cotsen copy: "G.G. Botfield"--In pencil on front pastedown.
Binding note
Pub. green paper-covered bds, with pictorial design on upper in red and black and publisher's advertisement on lower listing various "Aunt Mavor" titles in different series; light yellow endpapers.
OCLC
48554605
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