Nut-cracker and sugar-dolly, and other stories and legends for children
By: illustrated with woodcuts after designs by Lewis Richter ; translated by Charles A. Dana.
Contributors: Dana, Charles A. 1819-1897.; Richter, Ludwig, 1803-1884.; Cundall, Joseph, 1818-1895.; Flegel, Johann Gottfried, b. 1815; Izzard, James.; Quayle, Eric.; F.A. Brockhaus / Leipzig (Firm)
Publisher: Joseph Cundall; R. Yorke Clarke and Co.
Published: 1849
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 151
Subjects: Children's literature, German -- Translations into English.; Children's stories -- Specimens.; Illustrated children's books -- Specimens.
Genres: Translations into English.; Specimens.
Other titles: Nut cracker and sugar dolly; Nut cracker & sugar dolly; Nutcracker & sugardolly
Work titles: Schwarze Tante.
Notes: Originally published as "Die Schwarze Tante. Leipzig : Wigand, 1848".  First English ed.: "The black aunt. Leipzig : Wigand, 1848.".  This edition is named for the last story in the collection rather than the first.

T.p. is a cancel.

Includes wood-engraved illustrated initials.

Some wood-engraved illustrations within the text are signed as engraved by Henneberg, Flegel, Geller and [Bosse?].

McLean, Ruari. Joseph Cundall : A Victorian publisher, p. 66.

MASS copy: Bound in red fine vertical rib-grain cloth blocked in gold and blind.  Upper cover blocked in gold and lower cover in blind with title and illustration replicated from the text.  With pale pastel yellow endpapers.  With bookseller's label: "Sold at  James Izzard's Library,  46, Upper Brook Street, Grosvenor Sq.".  With ownership label dated 1962: "Eric S. Quayle  Greensleeves Sutton Coldfield".  With presentation inscription dated July 1964: "Ruari McLean from E. S. Q.".