Lays and legends, illustrative of English life
By: by Camilla Toulmin ; with illustrations by several distinguished artists.
Contributors: Outrim, John, b. 1810; Fox, Augustus, fl. 1828-1874; Wagstaff, Charles Edward, 1808-1850; Hollis, Thomas, 1818-1843; Stocks, Lumb, 1812-1892; Sangster, Samuel, 1804-1872; Periam, G. A., fl. 1835-1852; Shenton, Henry Chawner, 1803-1866; Danforth, Moseley Isaac, 1800-1862; Stephenson, James, 1808-1886.; Greatbach, William, b. 1802; Lightfoot, Peter, 1805-1885; Cook, Henry, fl. 1813-1847; Hinchliff, John James, 1805-1875; Miller, William, 1796-1882; Rolls, Charles, b. 1800; Portbury, E. J., ca. 1795-1885; Robinson, John Henry, 1796-1871; Robinson, Henry, fl. 1827-1875; Landells, Ebenezer, 1808-1860; Westall, Richard, 1765-1836; Stephanoff, Francis Philip, 1788-1860; Creswick, Thomas, 1811-1869; Williams, Samuel, 1788-1853; Scott, William Bell, 1811-1890; Uwins, Thomas, 1782-1857; Franklin, John, fl. 1800-1861; Cooper, Abraham, 1787-1868; Newton, Gilbert Stuart, 1794-1835; Leslie, Charles Robert, 1794-1859; Wright, John Massey, 1777-1866; Turner, J. M. W. 1775-1851; Nicholl, Andrew, 1804-1866; Chalon, Alfred Edward, 1780-1860; Wakefield, J., fl. 1840-1850; Williams, Joseph Lionel, ca. 1815-1877; Jackson, John, 1801-1848.; Bastin, J. fl. 1840s; Evans, Edward, fl. 1838-1848; Spottiswoode, Andrew (printer)
Publisher: Jeremiah How
Published: 1845
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 194
Subjects: Gift books -- Specimens
Genres: Specimens.
Notes: Added chromolithographed decorative t.p.

T.p. and text printed within rusticated rule-border printed in blue-grey.

Includes wood-engraved decorative and illustrated initials.

Steel-engraved illustrations include etching.

Steel-engravers include J. Outrim, A. Fox, C. E. Wagstaff, T. Hollis, L. Stocks, S. Sangster, G. A. Periam, H. C. Shenton, M. I. Danforth, J. Stephenson, W. Greatbach, P. Lightfoot, H. Cook, C. Rolls, J. Hinchliffe, E. Wrankmore, W. Miller, E. J. Portbury, John H. Robinson and H. Robinson.

Publisher's advertisements on p. [1-4] at end.

Illustrations are by E. Landells, R. Westall, F. P. Stephanoff, B. R. Faulkner, W. Pascoe, T. Creswick, S. Williams, W. B. Scott, F. Rochard, J. Wood, T. Uwins, C. Redding, T. Dodd, Gainsborough, W. Collins, J. Franklin, A. Cooper, F. Stone, G. S. Newton, Wright of Derby, C. R. Leslie, J. G. Middleton, J. M. Wright, Sir F. Chantrey, J. M. W. Turner, J. Holmes, H. G. Hine, A. Nicholl, W. Owen and  A. E. Chalon.

Most wood-engraved illustrations within the text are unsigned.  One or two each are signed as engraved by E. Evans, J. Wakefield, Joseph Williams, J. Jackson, J. Bastin and Landells.  A few artist's signatures include G. F. Sargent, J. Franklin and H. G. Hine.

MASS copy: Bound in pastel blue fine diaper-grain cloth blocked in gold and blind; a.e.g.  Upper and lower cover with central oval white paper onlay printed with a hand-coloured lithographed illustration of a floral bouquet.  Paper onlays blocked in gold with a decorative border.  Spine with imprint: "J. How  London".  With pastel pink painted endpapers.  With bookseller's label: "Sold by  H. S. Cott, 11, English Street, Carlisle".