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Title: Banbury Chap Books and Nursery Toy Book Literature, of the XVIII and Early XIX Centuries, Impressions from several hundred original wood-cut blocks...illustrating favorite Nursery Classics, with their Antiquarian, Historical, Literary and Artistic Associations
Author:
Edwin Pearson (British, active ca. 1840–1895)
Designer:
Designer and engraver John Bewick (British, Eltringham, Northumberland baptised 1760–1795 Ovingham, Northumberland)
Designer:
William Marshall Craig (British, probably Manchester ca. 1765– ca. 1834)
Designer:
George Cruikshank (British, London 1792–1878 London)
Engraver:
Richard Austin (British, London ca. 1768–1830 London)
Engraver:
Thomas Bewick (British, Eltringham, Northumberland 1753–1828 Gateshead)
Engraver:
Allen Robert Branston (British, 1778–1827)
Engraver:
John Lee (British, died 1804)
Publisher:
Arthur Reader (London)
Binder:
Rebound by Max Berman (American, 1906–1980) in 1986
Date: 1890
Medium: Illustrations: printed from original woodcut blocks
Dimensions: 11 x 13 3/16 x 1 1/2 in. (27.9 x 33.4 x 3.8 cm)
Classification: Books
Credit Line: Museum Accession, transferred from the Library
Accession Number: 21.36.109
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