R. Caldecott's collection of pictures & songs : containing The diverting history of John Gilpin ; The house that Jack built ; An elegy on the death of a mad dog ; The babes in the wood ; The three jovial huntsmen ; Sing a song for sixpence ; The queen of hearts ; The farmer's boy. All exhibited in beautiful engravings, many of which are printed in colours, / drawn by R. C. Engraved and printed by E. Evans.
Randolph Caldecott (Chester 1846 - St Augustine, Florida 1886)
Category
Books
Date
1896
Materials
Place of origin
New York
Collection
Dorneywood House and Gardens, Buckinghamshire
NT 3225258
Summary
Bibliographic description
[4], 31, [1] ; [2],2-29, [2] ; 30, [2] ; 30, [2] ; 30, [2] ; 30, [2] ; 30, [2] ; 30, [2] p. :. ill. (some col.). 4to. Imperfect: The Queen of Hearts wants pp. 1-2 Provenance: Pictorial bookplate: From the Library of Alastair Grahame. Not indigenous: No NT ink stamp. Property of the Dorneywood Trust. Binding: Late 19C-early 20C publisher’s coloured and gilt cloth over boards.
Makers and roles
Randolph Caldecott (Chester 1846 - St Augustine, Florida 1886) Edmund Evans (Southwark 1826 - Ventnor 1905)