Blue Beard
By: by F. W. N. Bayley ... ; with illustrations, humorous and numerous.
Contributors: Perrault, Charles, 1628-1703.; Vizetelly, Henry, 1820-1894; Crowquill, Alfred; Vizetelly Brothers & Co.
Series: Comic nursery tales
Publisher: Wm. S. Orr and Co.
Published: 1842
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 47
Subjects: Illustrated children's books -- Specimens.; Children's poetry -- Specimens.; Nursery rhymes.; Fairy tales.
Genres: Specimens.
Other titles: Comic nursery tales
Notes: Date taken from British Library Public Catalogue.

A verse adaptation of "Le Barbe Bleue" by Charles Perrault.

T.p. printed in blue and black.

Wood-engraved plates are printed in black with a pale green solid background.

Most plates and illustrations are unsigned. Preliminary plate signed: "A. Crowquill DT" and "Henry Vizetelly Sc.".  One plate each is signed: "Cherrier", "Fred'Homme" and "Petit Sc."

Gumuchian 489.

St. John, Judith. Osborne collection of early children's books, Vol. I, p. 21.

MASS copy: Bound in beige paper-covered boards; a.e.g.  Upper cover wood-engraved in blue, red and black with titling surrounded by miniature illustrations similar to those within the text.  Lower cover wood-engraved in black with an illustration replicated from the text and a double rule border in red.  Includes some amateur hand-colouring within the text.