Research Catalog

Title

Beauty and the beast : or, A rough outside with a gentle heart. : A poetical version of an ancient tale. Illustrated with a series of engravings, and Beauty's song at her spinning wheel, set to music by Mr. Whitaker.

Author

Lamb, Charles, 1775-1834.

Publication

London : Printed for M. J. Godwin, at the Juvenile Library, and to be had of all booksellers and toymen throughout the United Kingdom, [1813].

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Details

Additional Authors

• Whitaker, John, 1776-1847.
• McMillan, Buchanan, active 1784-1834.
• M.J. Godwin & Co. pbl

Description

[2], 32 p., [10] leaves of plates (some fold.) : ill., music; 15 cm.

Genre/Form

Engravings.

Note

• "Price 5s. 6d. coloured; or 3s. 6d. plain."
• Printer's imprint: "London: Printed by B. McMillan, Bow Street, Covent Garden."
• Attributed to Charles Lamb.
• The "surprise" edition (cf. Roff).
• Illustrations: 8 engraved plate illustrations; 2 folding leaves of sheet music, "Beauty's Song," composed by Mr. Whitaker.

Access (note)

• Restricted access;

Indexed In (note)

• Roff, R. Bibliography of the writings of Charles and Mary Lamb

Call Number

Berg Coll Lamb B43 1813

OCLC

20439844

Author

Lamb, Charles, 1775-1834.

Title

Beauty and the beast : or, A rough outside with a gentle heart. : A poetical version of an ancient tale. Illustrated with a series of engravings, and Beauty's song at her spinning wheel, set to music by Mr. Whitaker.

Imprint

London : Printed for M. J. Godwin, at the Juvenile Library, and to be had of all booksellers and toymen throughout the United Kingdom, [1813].

Indexed In:

Roff, R. Bibliography of the writings of Charles and Mary Lamb, p. 112-122

Access

Restricted access; Berg Collection; Request permission in holding division.

Local Note

Berg copy: Formerly owned by Jerome Kern; with the book labels of Robert Hoe and Arthur M. Brown. -- Plates bound at end, all uncolored except for "Beauty in a state of adversity." -- Bound in blue boards with printed cover label and a woodcut illustration of Circe with a pig and a leopard, with the caption "Go, be a Beast! Homer" pasted to the rear cover. -- Within brown morocco slipcase with gilt spine titling and decoration.

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Added Author

Whitaker, John, 1776-1847. Composer

M.J. Godwin & Co. Publisher

McMillan, Buchanan, active 1784-1834. Printer

Kern, Jerome, 1885-1945. Former owner

Hoe, Robert, 1839-1909. Former owner

Brown, Arthur M. Former owner

Research Call Number

Berg Coll Lamb B43 1813