Household stories from the collection of the Bros. Grimm
Book
1882 (published)
1882 (published)
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Printed book, 3 preliminary leaves, [vii]-x, 269, [1] pages. Line photoengraved half-title, title-page, frontispiece, plates, initials, headpieces and tailpieces. Illustrated by Walter Crane, engraved by "Swain". English translations of fifty-two fairy tales collected by the Brothers Grimm. Publisher's advertisements at end of volume. Case binding of green cloth over boards. Covers illustrated in cream and maroon by Walter Crane. Title on both covers and spine. Maroon stained edges. Maroon endpapers with cream vignettes of animals and flowers.
Object details
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| Title | Household stories from the collection of the Bros. Grimm (published title) |
| Materials and techniques | Case bound printed book with line block illustrations. |
| Brief description | Book, by Brothers Grimm. Household stories, from the collection of the brothers Grimm, translated from the German by Lucy Crane. Published in London by Macmillan & Co., 1882. NAL pressmark: 861.AA.3452. |
| Physical description | Printed book, 3 preliminary leaves, [vii]-x, 269, [1] pages. Line photoengraved half-title, title-page, frontispiece, plates, initials, headpieces and tailpieces. Illustrated by Walter Crane, engraved by "Swain". English translations of fifty-two fairy tales collected by the Brothers Grimm. Publisher's advertisements at end of volume. Case binding of green cloth over boards. Covers illustrated in cream and maroon by Walter Crane. Title on both covers and spine. Maroon stained edges. Maroon endpapers with cream vignettes of animals and flowers. |
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| Credit line | Donated by Anne Renier and F.G. Renier |
| Object history | Donated by Anne Renier and F.G. Renier. |
| Other number | 861.AA.3452 - NAL Pressmark |
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| Library number | 38041803037977 |
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| Record created | March 16, 2016 |
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