Pictures of English history
Subtitle: from Howe's victory to the marriage of the Prince of Wales.
Contributors: Kronheim & Co.
Series: Routledge's shilling toy books -- no. 30
Publisher: George Routledge & Sons
Published: 1868
Place of publication: [London]
Language: eng
Subjects: Illustrated children's books -- Specimens.; Great Britain -- History -- Juvenile literature.
Genres: Specimens.; Juvenile literature.
Notes: Title and publication statement from cover.

Date taken from Masaki, Tomoko. A history of Victorian popular picture books, 2006.

Colour wood-engraved plates are unsigned and without imprint. Plates include areas printed in colour with metal.  All except one are with four images.

"One Shilling: or, Mounted on Cloth, Two Shillings."--Cover.

Issued as number 30 in the series "Routledge's Shilling Toy Books". Text and plates are printed by Kronheim & Co. Cf. Masaki, Tomoko. History of Victorian popular picture books.

First and last leaves pasted to cover.

Masaki, Tomoko. History of Victorian popular picture books, p. 640-641.

MASS copy: In original glazed turquoise printed paper wrappers.  Upper wrapper printed in black, red and blue with titling within wood-engraved decorative border.  Upper cover with imprint: "Kronheim & Co., London, Manchester, and Glasgow.".  Lower wrapper printed in black with publisher's advertisement listing titles in "Routledge's New Series of Shilling Toy Books. With large Illustrations by H. S. Marks, J. D. Watson, H. Weir, and F. Keyl, Printed in Colours by J. M. Kronheim & Co., Leighton Brothers, and Vincent Brooks.", the list including "History of England." ["First Period" - "Fourth Period"].  Upper cover with bookseller's label: "Allingham,  Bookseller, Stationer  and Printer,  Reigate".