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Pretty Goldilocks and other stories : from the brown, blue and green fairy books

Book
1919 (published)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Printed book, 195 pages, 1 unnumbered leaf of plates. Frontispiece printed using three colour process. Line blocks in the text. Case binding of dark pink cloth over boards. Upper cover with title and gold dish with leaves in gilt. Spine with title and gold urn with floral design. Publisher in gilt at foot of spine. Red endpapers with white urn and floral pattern.

Object details

Categories
Object type
TitlePretty Goldilocks and other stories : from the brown, blue and green fairy books (published title)
Materials and techniques
Case bound printed book, illustrated using three colour process and line blocks.
Brief description
Book, edited by Andrew Lang. Pretty Goldilocks and other stories : from the brown, blue and green fairy books. With a coloured frontispiece and numerous illustrations by Henry J. Ford. London (39, Paternoster Row) ; New York ; Bombay : Longmans, Green, and Co., 1919. NAL Pressmark: 861.AA.3428.
Physical description
Printed book, 195 pages, 1 unnumbered leaf of plates. Frontispiece printed using three colour process. Line blocks in the text. Case binding of dark pink cloth over boards. Upper cover with title and gold dish with leaves in gilt. Spine with title and gold urn with floral design. Publisher in gilt at foot of spine. Red endpapers with white urn and floral pattern.
Dimensions
  • Height: 190mm
  • Width: 133mm
  • Depth: 30mm
  • Weight: 313g
Credit line
Donated by Anne Renier and F.G. Renier
Object history
Acquired by the Reniers from 'K' in June 1963. Donated by Anne Renier and F.G. Renier. Bookplate on upper pastedown reads: "From the Library of Anne Renier and F.G. Renier." Initialled in ink "AR" (ie. Anne Renier) on lower flyleaf.
Other number
861.AA.3428 - NAL Pressmark
Collection
Library number
38041803037530

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Record createdMarch 10, 2020
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