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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | Aunt Mavor's Book Of Fables For Young Children |
| Date | c.1855 |
| Record ID | 530986 |
| Collection Name | Theme Based Selections |
| Reference | CL-Backlog Pams 0102 |
| Theme | Animals and Nature Women in Publishing |
| Library of Congress Subject | Animals Women as authors |
| Genre | Fables |
| Description | Title page printed on p. [2]; Cover title: The book of fables illustrated sixpence; Series transcribed from head of cover title; G. Routledge & Co. was established in 1852 by George Routledge and brothers-in-law William H. Warne and Frederick Warne; in 1858, the firm's name changed to Routledge, Warne & Routledge when Robert Warne Routledge was admitted as partner. Estimated date of publication suggested by the Bodleian Library in OCLC; First and last page blank; pasted to wrapper; "R. Clay, printer, Bread Street Hill."--foot of p. 31. Wrapper printed in red, brown and green ink; Title page illustrated signed "B. Foster." "Edmund Evans, engraver and printer, Raquet Court."--foot of p. [4] of wrapper; Publisher's advertisements, p. [4] of wrapper. Includes ads for "Routledge's new illustrated juvenile volumes, price one shilling each," and "Routledge's new series of sixpenny juvenile books." |
| Author | Aunt Mavor |
| Publisher | George Routledge & Co |
| Places | United Kingdom; London |
| Illustrator | Clay, Richard (1789-1877) Foster, Myles Birket (1825-1899) Evans, Edmund (1826-1905) |
| Document Type | Anthology |
| Book Type | Juvenile literature--1855 Fables--1855 Publishers' advertisements--England--London Trans-Atlantic imprints (Publishing) Color printing (Printing) Printed wrappers (Binding) Pictorial bindings (Binding) Relief prints |
| Size | 31 p. : ill. ; 18 cm |
| Page Numbers | 31 p. : ill. ; 18 cm |
| Additional Notes | Aunt Mavor's little library. London: George Routledge & Co., Farrington Street, and 18, Beekman Street, New York., [1855?] |
| Catalog Notes | Title page printed on p. [2]. Cover title: The book of fables illustrated sixpence. Series transcribed from head of cover title. G. Routledge & Co. was established in 1852 by George Routledge and brothers-in-law William H. Warne and Frederick Warne; in 1858, the firm's name changed to Routledge, Warne & Routledge when Robert Warne Routledge was admitted as partner. Estimated date of publication suggested by the Bodleian Library in OCLC. First and last page blank; pasted to wrapper. "R. Clay, printer, Bread Street Hill."--foot of p. 31. Wrapper printed in red, brown and green ink. Title page illustrated signed "B. Foster." "Edmund Evans, engraver and printer, Raquet Court."--foot of p. [4] of wrapper. Publisher's advertisements, p. [4] of wrapper. Includes ads for "Routledge's new illustrated juvenile volumes, price one shilling each," and "Routledge's new series of sixpenny juvenile books." |
| American Antiquarian Society Copy Notes | American Antiquarian Society copy lacks p. 3-4, 7-8, 25-26, and 29-30. The gift of David M. Doret and Linda G. Mitchell, 2016. Inscribed: Mary Denison. |
| Library/Archive | American Antiquarian Society |
| Copyright and Source Archive | Content compilation (c) 2020, by the American Antiquarian Society. All rights reserved. |
| Catalog Record Note | Catalog Records (c) 2020, by the American Antiquarian Society. All rights reserved. |