Beauty and the Beast

Illustrator Walter Crane British

Engraver Engraved and printed by Edmund Evans British

Publisher John Lane British

ca. 1901

Not on view

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Title: Beauty and the Beast
Illustrator: Walter Crane (British, Liverpool 1845–1915 Horsham)
Engraver: Engraved and printed by Edmund Evans (British, Southwark, London 1826–1905 Ventnor, Isle of Wight)
Publisher: John Lane (British, 1854–1925)
Published in: New York; London
Date: ca. 1901
Medium: Illustrations: color wood engraving
Dimensions: 10 9/16 x 9 3/16 x 1/8 in. (26.8 x 23.3 x 0.3 cm)
Classification: Books
Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1972
Object Number: 1972.655.1
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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