The illustrated children's birthday-book /. edited, and in part written by F.E. Weatherly; with illustrations by Kate Crauford, Kate Greenaway, Robert Barnes, Mrs Staples, Miss Bennett, Miss Thomas &c.
Frederic Edward Weatherly (1848 - 1929)
Category
Books
Date
1890
Materials
Place of origin
England
Collection
Castle Drogo, Devon
NT 3253261
Summary
Bibliographic description
288 p., [2] leaves of plates :. ill. (one col.) ;. 13 cm. Provenance: Previously the property of Mary Drewe (1900-1985), elder daughter of Julius Drewe and Frances Richardson Drewe and removed from Castle Drogo in 1954 when Mary left to set up a nursery school in Exmouth. Bequeathed to the current owner by Mary Drewe, and gifted to the National Trust for Castle Drogo, 2024. With bookseller's label: 'Goulden & Curry, Tunbridge Wells'. Signed 'M. Drewe'. With entries for Frances Drewe and Ellis Bradshaw on 20 February, Winifred Moore on 25 February, Basil Drewe on 2 April, Julius C. Drewe on 4 April, Winifrid Wakeford on 5 May, Cedric Drewe on 23 May, Adrian Drewe on 26 May, J. Sharpe on 10 June, Eliza Winch on 12 June, Mary Wheeler on 22 August, Mildred G. Moore on 29 August, Patric.[i.e. Patricia] Stevenson on 5 September, Anna [?] Drewe on 30 September, Mary Drewe on 19 November, Margaret Robinson on 21 November, Ruth Haselden on 23 November, Jennie Griffith on 12 December and Frances Drewe on 14 December. Binding: Full bound in padded black leather; marbled endpapers; gilt and red stained edges; title in gold on upper cover and spine.
Makers and roles
Frederic Edward Weatherly (1848 - 1929)