book of fun
Subtitle: or, Laugh and learn for boys and girls : second series.
Contributors: Hine, Henry George, 1811-1895; Gregory, Collins & Reynolds
Publisher: James Gilbert
Published: 1843
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 192
Subjects: Singing -- Juvenile humor.; Drawing -- Juvenile humor.; Geography -- Juvenile humor.; Etiquette -- Juvenile humor.; England -- History -- Juvenile humor.
Genres: Juvenile humor.
Other titles: Laugh and learn for boys and girls
Notes: Date based on printer's address on ill. t.p.  Cf. Wakeman, Geoffrey & Gavin D. R. Bridson.  A guide to nineteenth century colour printers, 1975.

Col. wood-engraved ill. t.p. with imprint: "[Printed] in colors by Gregory & Collins. [16? St.] James's Street Clerkenwell".

Most wood-engraved illustrations are unsigned.  A few are signed: "Hine".

Includes "Contents of Vol. I. of The Book of Fun.": p. [35] and "The following are the Subjects Published in The Book of Fun.": p. [2] between p. 177 and 181.

MASS copy: Bound in teal blue fine rib-grain cloth blocked in gold and blind in the same design as McLean D 0106.  Upper cover and spine blocked in gold with illustrations similar to those within the text.   With ownership inscription: "Arthur Charles [Bausden?]".
Table of contents: value: Preface; value: Music for the million; or, Singing made easy / by Dick Crotchet ...; value: Drawing for the million; value: The comic history of England; value: The comic geography; or, World "turned inside out"; value: The comic etiquette, or Manners for the million / by "a nice young man".