History of Tom Hickathrift the conqueror.
Contributors: Thoms, William John, 1803-1885; Measom, George S., fl. 1845-1862; Cole, Henry, Sir, 1808-1882; Cundall, Joseph, 1818-1895; Tayler, Frederick, 1802-1889; Whittingham, Charles, 1795-1876 (printer); Chiswick Press
Series: Gammer Gurton's story books -- no. 10; Home treasury
Publisher: Joseph Cundall
Published: 1845
Place of publication: [London]
Language: eng
Number of pages: 16
Subjects: Illustrated children's books -- Specimens.
Genres: Specimens.
Other titles: Tom Hickathrift; Excellent History of Tom Hickathrift
Work titles: Thomas Hickathrift
Notes: Caption title.

Date taken from British Library Public Catalogue.

At head of caption title: "Gammer Gurton's Story Books.".

Printed by Charles Whittingham at the Chiswick Press.  Cf. McLean, Ruari.  Victorian book design and colour printing,1972.

Part of the "Sixpenny Series" series of "Gammer Gurton's Story Books", which was a part of "The Home Treasury" series of children's books produced by Henry Cole [pseud. "Felix Summerly"] and Joseph Cundall from 1843 to 1846.  Cf. McLean, Ruari.  Joseph Cundall, 1976 and McLean, Ruari.  Victorian book design and colour printing, 1972.

Sheets are the same and illustration is the same as that colour printed for the same story in "The old story books of England", published by Joseph Cundall in [1845].  See McLean D 0814.

Preliminary wood-engraved plate with signatures: "F Taylor" [i.e. Frederick Tayler?] and "Measom.Sc".

Wood-engraved plate is the same as that used for the same story in "Gammer Gurton's famous histories" published in [1846?] by Chapman and Hall.  See McLean D 0425.

Text printed within thin black rule border with a thick wood-engraved floriated and illustrative outer edge.  Includes wood-engraved decorative initial and tail-piece.

MASS copy: In original orange paper wrappers printed in gold with the title and surrounding wood-engraved geometric decorative pattern; a.e. stained red.  Inside of upper wrapper printed with publisher's advertisements listing the "Shilling Series" and "Bound Series" in "Felix Summerly's Home Treasury of Books and Pictures, purposed to cultivate the Affections, Fancy, Imagination, and Taste of Children.", including the monogram "FS" [i.e. Felix Summerly].  Lower wrapper printed with publisher's advertisements listing the "Sixpenny Series." and those that "will shortly be published" in "Gammer Gurton's Story-Books.  Newly revised and amended, for the amusement and delight of all good little Masters and Misses, by Ambrose Merton, Gent. F. S. A." [pseudonym of William John Thoms], the list including "10. The Excellent History of Tom Hickathrift.".