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A letter from Hop-o'-my-thumb to Charles Dickens, Esq., upon "Frauds on the fairies," "Whole hogs," &c.
- Title
- A letter from Hop-o'-my-thumb to Charles Dickens, Esq., upon "Frauds on the fairies," "Whole hogs," &c.
- Author
- Cruikshank, George, 1792-1878.
- Publication
- London : Published by D. Bogue ... W. Tweedie ... [a]nd sold by all booksellers, [ca. 1853]
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Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schwarzman Building to submit a request in person. | Text | Restricted use | Arents BIP (Cruikshank, G. Hop-o'-my-thumb) AL 99-163 | Schwarzman Building - Arents Collection Room 328 |
Details
- Description
- 8 p. : ill.; 18 cm.
- Subjects
- Genre/Form
- Drawings – Great Britain – 19th century.
- Graphite drawings – Great Britain – 19th century.
- Note
- Caption title; imprint at end.
- At head of title: Price one penny.
- Relates to Dickens' criticism of Cruikshank's alterations to fairy tales in the Fairy library, as published in two articles in Household words, "Frauds on fairies" and "Intrusion of a whole hog."
- Illustrations by the author consist of wood-engraved initial and tailpiece.
- Call Number
- Arents BIP (Cruikshank, G. Hop-o'-my-thumb) AL 99-163
- OCLC
- NYPG99-B1305
- Author
- Cruikshank, George, 1792-1878.
- Title
- A letter from Hop-o'-my-thumb to Charles Dickens, Esq., upon "Frauds on the fairies," "Whole hogs," &c.
- Imprint
- London : Published by D. Bogue ... W. Tweedie ... [a]nd sold by all booksellers, [ca. 1853]
- Local Note
- Accompanied by: 1 drawing : pencil ; 65 x 115 mm., matted to 19 x 24 cm. Original sketch for the tailpiece, with legend "'The whole hoggs' by Chas. Dickens," showing Hop-o'-my-thumb driving the hogs back into the sty labeled "Household words." Signed in pencil.Author's autograph on p. [1].
- Connect to:
- Research Call Number
- Arents BIP (Cruikshank, G. Hop-o'-my-thumb) AL 99-163