Diamonds and toads.
Contributors: Valentine, Mrs. d. 1899.; Greenaway, Kate, 1846-1901.; Kronheim & Co.
Series: Aunt Louisa's London toy books
Publisher: Frederick Warne & Co.
Published: 1868
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Subjects: Illustrated children's books -- Specimens.; Fairy tales.
Genres: Specimens.
Notes: Title and publication statement from cover.

Date based on form of publisher's name. Cf. Topp, Chester W.  Victorian yellowbacks & paperbacks, Vol. IV, 1999.

First and last leaves pasted to cover.

Colour wood-engraved plates are unsigned and without imprint.  Plates include areas printed in colour with metal.

Illustrations are by Kate Greenaway.  Cf. Engen, Rodney K.  Kate Greenaway, 1976.

At head of cover title: "Aunt Louisa's London Toy Books".

"Price One Shilling; or Mounted with Linen, Two Shillings."--Cover.

With small wood-engraved decorative head-piece, tail-piece and initial.

"Aunt Louisa" was a pseudonym of Laura Valentine, general editor of Warne's publishing house, who possibly wrote most of the verses of text for this series of toy books. Cf. St. John, Judith. Osborne collection of early children's books, vol. I.

MASS copy: In original glazed pink printed paper wrappers.  Upper wrapper printed in black, red, geen, blue and yellow with titling within wood-engraved decorative border.  Upper wrapper includes imprint: "Kronheim & Co., London.".  Lower wrapper printed with publisher's advertisements for "Warne's Nursery Literature.".