Dame Wiggins of Lee and Her Seven Wonderful Cats. A Humorous Tale, Written Principally by a Lady of Ninety

Multiple artists/makers

1885

Not on view

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Title: Dame Wiggins of Lee and Her Seven Wonderful Cats. A Humorous Tale, Written Principally by a Lady of Ninety
Author: John Ruskin (British, London 1819–1900 Brantwood, Cumbria)
Illustrator: Kate Greenaway (British, London 1846–1901 London)
Illustrator: William Harcourt Hooper (British, London 1834–1912 London)
Publisher: George Allen & Co., Ltd. Orpington
Printer: Hazell, Watson, & Viney, Ltd. (British, London and Aylesbury)
Published in: Kent
Date: 1885
Medium: Woodcuts
Dimensions: 7 1/2 x 4 7/8 in. (19 x 12.4 cm)
Classification: Books
Credit Line: Museum Accession, transferred from the Library
Object Number: 21.36.97
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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