Through fire and water. And other stories

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Artist/Maker	Wells Gardner, Darton Ltd. (publisher)
Place of origin	London (published)

Printed book illustrated with line block and colour line blocks, with a chalk lithographed frontispiece. [2], 32, 32, 32, 32, 32, 32, 30, 30 pages, [9] leaves of plates. Case binding of brown cloth over boards. Upper cover with title and illustration in gold, brown and grey. Publisher in black on spine.

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Categories	Children & Childhood Books National Art Library Illustration
Object type	Book
Title	Through fire and water. And other stories (published title)
Materials and techniques	Case bound printed book, with chalk lithograph, line block and colour line block illustrations. Printing Ink Paper
Brief description	Book. Through fire and water. And other stories. London (Paternoster Buildings): Wells Gardner, Darton & Co., [1890?]? NAL pressmark: 861.AA.3445.
Physical description	Printed book illustrated with line block and colour line blocks, with a chalk lithographed frontispiece. [2], 32, 32, 32, 32, 32, 32, 30, 30 pages, [9] leaves of plates. Case binding of brown cloth over boards. Upper cover with title and illustration in gold, brown and grey. Publisher in black on spine.
Dimensions	Height: 19cm (Note: From library catalogue, rounded to nearest cm.)
Credit line	Donated by Anne Renier and F.G. Renier
Object history	Presentation inscription in ink on frontispiece recto reads: 'Nellie Joce, 1st for English history, M.A. Pile, Easter 1890'. Acquired by the Reniers in Chiswick in August 1970. 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.3445 - NAL Pressmark
Collection	National Art Library
Library number	38041803037985

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Record created	December 4, 2020
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1553389/through-fire-and-water-and-book-wells-gardner-darton/

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