Curiosities of art
By: as related to his children by Mr. Adam Stock ; illustrated by G. F. Sargent.
Contributors: Sargent, G. F., fl. 1840-1860; Vizetelly Brothers & Co.
Series: Young England's little library
Publisher: Wm. S. Orr & Co.
Published: 1844
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 32
Subjects: Illustrated children's books -- Specimens.; Architecture, Ancient -- Juvenile literature.; Seven Wonders of the World -- Juvenile literature.
Genres: Specimens.; Juvenile literature.
Notes: "Price One Shilling."--Cover.

Author taken from The Osborne collection of early children's books, Vol. I., 1958.

Surrounding the cover title: "Young England's Little Library.".

T.p. printed in red and black within red rule border.  Text printed within thin black rule border.

Includes wood engraved decorative head-piece and tail-piece.

All except one plate with imprint: "Russell, litho. Lovells Ct. Paternoster Row".

St. John, Judith.  The Osborne collection of early childrens books, Vol. I, p. 180.

MASS copy: In original white paper wrappers printed in red in the same design as McLean D 0223, McLean D 0479 and McLean D 0480. Upper and lower wrapper printed with titling and surrounding wood-engraved decorative border pattern.  Upper wrapper with imprint: "Printed by Vizetelly Brothers & Co.".  Inside of upper wrapper printed in red and black with publisher's advertisement for "Young England's Little Library : a batch of Christmas, New-Year, and Birth-Day Gift Books, for Children.", including a list of the books in the series.
Table of contents: value: Part I; value: Babylon; value: Hanging Gardens of Babylon; value: Part II; value: Part III; value: The Olympic Jupiter of Elis; value: The Colossus of Rhodes; value: Rome; value: The Pantheon; value: The Coliseum, or Flavian Amphitheatre; value: The Castle of St. Angelo; value: Basilica Vaticana, or St. Peter's Church; value: The Royal Palace of Caserta, Naples.