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Household stories

Book
1915 (published)
Artist/Maker
Macmillan & Co. (publisher)
Macmillan & Co (publisher)
Crane, Walter (illustrator)
Swain, Joseph (engraver)
The Brothers Grimm (authors)
Place of origin
London (published)

Line block illustrated book. Case binding of green cloth over boards. Decorated by Walter Crane in black on upper cover and spine. Gilt edges. x, 269, [2] pages, 11 unnumbered leaves of plates. Publisher's advertisements at end of volume. Publisher's catalogue (dated 1915) (32 p.) bound in at the back of the volume.

Object details

Categories
Children & Childhood
Books
National Art Library
Illustration
Fairy Tales and Legends
Object type
Book
TitleHousehold stories (published title)
Materials and techniques
Case bound printed book with line block illustrations and decorated binding.
Printing Ink
Paper
Cloth
Brief description
Book, by Brothers Grimm. Household stories, llustrated by Walter Crane, engraved by "Swain". London: Macmillan & Co., Ltd., [1915]. NAL pressmark: 861.AA.3454.
Physical description
Line block illustrated book. Case binding of green cloth over boards. Decorated by Walter Crane in black on upper cover and spine. Gilt edges. x, 269, [2] pages, 11 unnumbered leaves of plates. Publisher's advertisements at end of volume. Publisher's catalogue (dated 1915) (32 p.) bound in at the back of the volume.
Dimensions
  • Height: 19cm (Note: From library catalogue, rounded to nearest cm.)
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'. Ownership inscription in ink on upper flyleaf reads: 'Moira Thompson 12 Grecian Cresent S.E. 19'.
Other number
861.AA.3454 - NAL Pressmark
Collection
National Art Library
Library number
38041803037878

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Record createdDecember 4, 2020
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1553400/household-stories-book-crane-walter/
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