Worth doing: a home story

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Artist/Maker	Dalziel Brothers (engravers) Frederick Warne & Co. Ltd. (publisher) Brockman, Janie (author)
Place of origin	London (published)

Printed book, [8], 145, [6] pages, 1 unnumbered leaf of plates. Illustrations signed 'FAF'. Wood-engraved frontispiece and wood-engraving on title page by the Dalziel Brothers. Typographic ornaments. Case binding of green rib grain cloth over boards. Panel stamp blocked in black and silver (with illustration) and gold with title on upper cover and spine. Final 6 p. of publisher's advertisements.

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Categories	Children & Childhood Books National Art Library Illustration
Object type	Book
Title	Worth doing: a home story (published title)
Materials and techniques	Case bound printed book with wood-engraved illustrations. Printing Ink Paper Cloth
Brief description	Book, by Janie Brockmam. Worth doing: a home story. Illustrations wood-engraved by Dalziel Brothers. London: Frederick Warne and Co., [1878]. NAL pressmark: 861.AA.3413.
Physical description	Printed book, [8], 145, [6] pages, 1 unnumbered leaf of plates. Illustrations signed 'FAF'. Wood-engraved frontispiece and wood-engraving on title page by the Dalziel Brothers. Typographic ornaments. Case binding of green rib grain cloth over boards. Panel stamp blocked in black and silver (with illustration) and gold with title on upper cover and spine. Final 6 p. of publisher's advertisements.
Dimensions	Height: 19cm (Note: From library catalogue, rounded to nearest cm)
Credit line	Donated by Anne Renier and F.G. Renier
Object history	Acquired by the Reniers from Barry Anthony in June 1987. 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.3413 - NAL Pressmark
Collection	National Art Library
Library number	38041803037647

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Record created	March 8, 2021
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1591054/worth-doing-a-home-story-book-brockman-janie/

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