Household stories

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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.

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Categories	Children & Childhood Books National Art Library Illustration Fairy Tales and Legends
Object type	Book
Title	Household stories (published title)
Materials and techniques	Case bound printed book with line block illustrations and decorated binding. Printing Ink Paper
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 created	December 4, 2020
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1553400/household-stories-book-crane-walter/

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