Bluebeard.
Contributors: Evans, Edmund, 1826-1905 (printer)
Series: Routledge's new sixpenny toy books -- 73
Publisher: George Routledge & Sons
Published: 1875
Place of publication: [London]
Language: eng
Subjects: Illustrated children's books -- Specimens
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 New Sixpenny 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 illustrations include Walter Crane's monogrammatic crane-like signature.

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

"Price Sixpence; or Mounted on Linen, One Shilling."--Cover.

Masaki, Tomoko. History of Victorian popular picture books, p. 565-566.

MASS copy: In original glazed pale yellow printed paper wrappers.  Upper wrapper printed in dark green, red and yellow with titling and wood-engraved illustrations similar to those within the text.  Lower wrapper printed with publisher's advertisement listing titles in "Routledge's New Sixpenny Toy Books", the list including "113. Bluebeard.".  Lower wrapper with imprint: "Edmund Evans, Engraver and Printer, Raquet Court, Fleet Street.".