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The adventures of a bear, and a great bear too

Title
The adventures of a bear, and a great bear too / by Alfred Elwes ; with eight illustrations by Harrison Weir.
Author
Elwes, Alfred, 1819?-1888.
Publication
London ; New York : George Routledge and Co., 1857

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Additional Authors
  • Weir, Harrison, 1824-1906
  • Greenaway, John, 1816-1890
  • Mason, Abraham John, 1794-1858
  • Wright, William, 1830-1889
  • Measom, William
  • Cooper, James Davis, 1823-1904
  • Harrild, Thomas
  • G. Routledge & Co., publisher.
  • Bone & Son, binder.
  • Children's Room Collection.
Description
60 p., [8] leaves of plates : ill.; 22 cm
Subject
  • Bears > Juvenile fiction
  • Dogs > Juvenile fiction
  • Animal welfare > Juvenile fiction
Genre/Form
Juvenile literature – England – London – 1857.
Note
  • Illustrations engraved and signed by various artists, including W. Wight, J. Greenaway, A.J. Mason, J. Cooper, and W. Measom drawn after Harrison Weir.
Provenance (note)
  • Stamped in black ink, on free upper end leaf, "W. Eustace Hensley"; book plate, on upper paste down: "Presented by Mrs. Henry Draper to the New York Public Library"; binders ticket, on lower paste down: "Bound by Bone & Son, 76, Fleet Street, London."
Binding (note)
  • Bound in publisher's blind stamped red cloth boards with gilt vignette on upper cover and gilt spine.
Call Number
*KH 1857 Elwes 13-790
OCLC
47224033
Author
Elwes, Alfred, 1819?-1888.
Title
The adventures of a bear, and a great bear too / by Alfred Elwes ; with eight illustrations by Harrison Weir.
Imprint
London ; New York : George Routledge and Co., 1857 (London : Thomas Harrild)
Provenance
Stamped in black ink, on free upper end leaf, "W. Eustace Hensley"; book plate, on upper paste down: "Presented by Mrs. Henry Draper to the New York Public Library"; binders ticket, on lower paste down: "Bound by Bone & Son, 76, Fleet Street, London." NN
Binding
Bound in publisher's blind stamped red cloth boards with gilt vignette on upper cover and gilt spine. NN
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Added Author
Weir, Harrison, 1824-1906, ill.
Greenaway, John, 1816-1890, engraver.
Mason, Abraham John, 1794-1858, engraver.
Wright, William, 1830-1889, engraver.
Measom, William, engraver.
Cooper, James Davis, 1823-1904, engraver.
Harrild, Thomas, printer.
G. Routledge & Co., publisher.
Bone & Son, binder.
Children's Room Collection.
Research Call Number
*KH 1857 Elwes 13-790
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