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Charles Lorraine or The Young Soldier

Book
1866 (published)
Artist/Maker
Houston & Wright (publisher)
Sherwood, Mary Martha (author)
Place of origin
London (published)

Printed book with wood-engraved illustrations and frontispiece printed using Baxter process. 109, [2] pages, 1 unnumbered leaf of plates. Case binding of brown sand grain cloth over boards. Panel stamp blocked in blind. Upper cover with title, author and illustration in gold. Spine with title on gold panel.

Object details

Categories
Children & Childhood
Books
National Art Library
Illustration
Printmaking Techniques
Object type
Book
TitleCharles Lorraine or The Young Soldier (published title)
Materials and techniques
Case bound printed book with wood-engraved illustrations and frontispiece printed using Baxter process.
Printing Ink
Paper
Cloth
Brief description
Book, by Mrs [Mary Martha] Sherwood. Charles Lorraine or The Young Soldier. London: Houston and Wright, 1866. NAL Pressmark: 861.AA.3422.
Physical description
Printed book with wood-engraved illustrations and frontispiece printed using Baxter process. 109, [2] pages, 1 unnumbered leaf of plates. Case binding of brown sand grain cloth over boards. Panel stamp blocked in blind. Upper cover with title, author and illustration in gold. Spine with title on gold panel.
Dimensions
  • Height: 187mm
  • Width: 127mm
  • Depth: 8mm
  • Weight: 240g
Credit line
Donated by Anne Renier and F.G. Renier
Object history
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.3422 - NAL Pressmark
Collection
National Art Library
Library number
38041803040641

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Record createdMarch 10, 2020
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1533363/charles-lorraine-or-the-young-book-sherwood-mary-martha/
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