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Gordon Craig's book of penny toys.
- Title
- Gordon Craig's book of penny toys.
- Author
- Craig, Edward Gordon, 1872-1966.
- Publication
- Hackbridge, Surrey : Published at the Sign of the Rose ; London : Sold by Lamley, 1899.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schwarzman Building to submit a request in person. | Text | By appointment only | Spencer Coll. Eng. 1899 91-419 | Schwarzman Building - Print Collection Room 308 |
Details
- Description
- [44] leaves : chiefly col. ill.; 34 cm.
- Alternative Title
- Book of penny toys.
- Subject
- Note
- "The verses ... are by E.C., S.D., E.A., J.D., G.C. and O.B."--Leaf [4].
- "My book I was forced to print privately. There were five hundred copies ... two hundred fifty of which I burned ... Two hundred I did colour with the aid of one or two of my friends"--Woodcuts and some words / E.G. Craig. 1924. P. 122.
- Illustrations: 43 prints : woodcut, hand-col. ; full-page (20) and image 12 x 8 cm. (t.p. vignette), 7 x 12 cm. or smaller. Three small vignettes are uncolored.
- Binding: Publisher's quarter white buckram and light beige paper boards, with two additional hand-colored woodcuts.
- Provenance: Arnold Rood (bookplate).
- Indexed In (note)
- Fletcher & Rood. Craig
- Call Number
- Spencer Coll. Eng. 1899 91-419
- OCLC
- NYPG91-B81276
- Author
- Craig, Edward Gordon, 1872-1966.
- Title
- Gordon Craig's book of penny toys.
- Imprint
- Hackbridge, Surrey : Published at the Sign of the Rose ; London : Sold by Lamley, 1899.
- Indexed In:
- Fletcher & Rood. Craig, A1(a)
- Local Note
- No. 209 of "550 copies of this hand-coloured edition printed, 500 being for sale"--P. [4] of cover. Printed on light beige paper by F.F., Printer, Croydon.
- Added Title
- Book of penny toys.
- Research Call Number
- Spencer Coll. Eng. 1899 91-419