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The baby's opera: a book of old rhymes with new dresses

Book
1877 (published)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Colour wood engraved illustrated book, [8], 9-56 pages

Object details

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Object type
TitleThe baby's opera: a book of old rhymes with new dresses (published title)
Materials and techniques
Cloth backed case boung wood engraved illustrated book
Brief description
Book, The baby's opera: a book of old rhymes with new dresses by Walter Crane ; the music by the earliest masters ; engraved and printed in colours by Edmund Evans ; [music collected and arranged by Lucy Crane]. London ; New York : George Routledge and Sons, [1877]. Accession number, Duke Collection: AAD/2006/4/16.
Physical description
Colour wood engraved illustrated book, [8], 9-56 pages
Dimensions
  • Height: 19cm
  • Width: 20cm
Credit line
Given by Joan Duke
Object history
Library's Copy B previously owned by Beatrix Potter and donated to the Library by Joan Duke in October 2006.
Other number
AAD/2006/4/16 - V&A Archive number
Collection
Library number
38041005058284

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Record createdJanuary 28, 2021
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