Cock Sparrow.
Contributors: Kronheim & Co.
Series: Cassell's shilling toy books -- no. 1
Publisher: Cassell, Petter & Galpin
Published: 1868
Place of publication: London; New York
Language: eng
Subjects: Illustrated children's books -- Specimens.; Birds -- Juvenile fiction.
Genres: Specimens.; Juvenile fiction.
Other titles: How Cock Sparrow kept his Christmas
Notes: Title and publication statement from cover.

Date taken from price medallion printed on upper wrapper of Massey Library copy: "One Shilling 1868".

Colour wood-engraved plates include areas printed in colour with metal.  Plates are unsigned and without imprint.

Plates are the same as those used in another edition of this title published in [1873] by George Routledge & Sons.  Plates in this edition were printed by Kronheim & Co.  Cf.  Masaki, Tomoko. A history of Victorian popular picture books.  See McLean T 0038.

"One Shilling"--Cover.

MASS copy: In original pink printed paper wrappers.  Upper wrapper printed in blue, red, yellow and black with titling within elaborate wood-engraved illustrated and decorative border.  Lower wrapper printed in black with publisher's advertisements including one listing titles in "Cassell's Shilling Toy Books", the list including "1. How Cock Sparrow spent his Christmas".