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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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Request Appointment Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schwarzman Building to submit a request in person.	Text	Restricted use	*KH 1857 Elwes 13-790	Schwarzman Building - Rare Book Collection Room 328

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Description

60 p., [8] leaves of plates : ill.; 22 cm

Subjects

Juvenile literature > England > London > 1857
Animal welfare > Juvenile fiction
Dogs > Juvenile fiction
Bears > 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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