The owl & the pussycat, the duck & the kangaro

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Artist/Maker	Frederick Warne & Co. Ltd. (publisher) Edmund Evans Ltd. (printer) Lear, Edward (author) Foster, William (illustrator)
Place of origin	London (published) New York (published)

32 unnumbered page. Brown letterpress. Case binding of cream glazed papers over boards. Upper cover has title in red, author, illustrator and imprint in black and colour illustration. Title in black on spine. Colour illustration on lower cover. Final page of publisher's advertisements. Half-title. Illustrated with monochrome (brown) line photoengravings.

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Categories	National Art Library Children & Childhood Illustration Books
Object type	Book
Title	The owl & the pussycat, the duck & the kangaro (published title)
Materials and techniques	Line block illustrations and letterpress and case binding in paper over boards. Printing Ink Paper (Fiber Product) Line Block Letterpress Printing
Brief description	Book, The owl & the pussycat, the duck & the kangaroo by Edward Lear, illustrated by William Foster. Printed by Edmund Evans. London and New York, by Frederick Warne & Co., 1892. NAL Pressmark: JB.LEAE.OW.1892.
Physical description	32 unnumbered page. Brown letterpress. Case binding of cream glazed papers over boards. Upper cover has title in red, author, illustrator and imprint in black and colour illustration. Title in black on spine. Colour illustration on lower cover. Final page of publisher's advertisements. Half-title. Illustrated with monochrome (brown) line photoengravings.
Dimensions	Height: 20cm
Credit line	Donated by Anne Renier and F.G. Renier
Object history	Acquired by the Reniers from "K" in February 1962. 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	JB.LEAE.OW.1892 - NAL Pressmark
Collection	National Art Library
Library number	38041803025774

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Record created	January 28, 2021
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1573564/the-owl--the-pussycat-book-lear-edward/

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