history of Victorian popular picture books
Subtitle: the aesthetic, creative, and technological aspects of the toy book through the publications of the firm of Routledge, 1852-1893.
Publisher: Kazama-Shobo
Published: 2006
Place of publication: Tokyo
Language: eng
Subjects: Evans, Edmund, -- 1826-1905.; George Routledge and Sons.; Picture books for children -- Great Britain -- 19th century.; Illustrated children's books -- Great Britain -- 19th century.; Color printing -- Great Britain -- 19th century.
Notes: Part 1 described on t.p.: "Combination of Volume I: Text [and] Volume II: Catalogue".

Part 2 described on t.p.: "Volume III: Illustrations".

"This treatise was a thesis submitted for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy, School of Languages and Literature, University of Surrey Roehampton, September 2000."--Acknowledgements to the Publication.

"The aim of this study is to survey the toy book, a popular form of Victorian picture book which was published in the second half of the nineteenth century in Britain on a huge scale by many publishers ... I concentrate on toy book publications by the firm of Routledge, since Routledge was the only firm that published toy books serially throughout the whole of the second half of the nineteenth century and produced the masterpieces of Walter Crane and Randolph Caldecott in collaboration with the engraver-printer, Edmund Evans; these three men together significantly influenced later picture books."--Preface.

Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: value: v. 1. Introduction, The publication history of toy books by the firm of Routledge in the context of the Victorian period, The aesthetic development and printing history of front cover design: the pursuit and development of connections, Printers of toy books: the picture book phenomenon in Victorian England, Edmund Evans: his contribution to the development of colour printing and picture book design, through his collaboration with various artists in his work for the publisher Routledge, Conclusion; value: v. 2. Catalogue.; value: v. 3. Illustrations.