alphabet of old friends.
Contributors: Evans, Edmund, 1826-1905 (printer)
Series: Routledge's shilling toy books -- no. 73
Publisher: George Routledge and Sons
Published: 1874
Place of publication: London; New York
Language: eng
Subjects: Illustrated children's books -- Specimens; Alphabet rhymes; Nursery rhymes
Genres: Specimens.
Notes: Date taken from Masaki, Tomoko. A history of Victorian popular picture books, 2006.

Issued as number 73 in the series "Routledge's Shilling Toy Books".  Printed by Edmund Evans.  Cf. Masaki, Tomoko. History of Victorian popular picture books.

Title and publication statement taken from cover.

First and last leaves pasted to cover.

Colour wood-engraved plates include Walter Crane's monogrammatic crane-like signature.

"Walter Crane's Toy Books Shilling Series"--Cover.

Masaki, Tomoko. History of Victorian popular picture books, p. 677-678.

MASS copy: In original glazed white printed paper wrappers.  Upper wrapper printed in light blue, dark blue, red-brown and yellow with titling and wood-engraved illustration similar to those within the text.  Lower wrapper printed in red-brown with publisher's advertisement for "Routledge's Shilling Toy Books".  Lower wrapper with imprint: "Edmund Evans, Engraver and Printer, Raquet Court, Fleet Street.".  Upper wrapper with inscription: "R. Warrington".