Heroic tales of ancient Greece
By: related by Berthold Niebuhr to his little son Marcus ; translated from the German ; edited, with notes and references to ancient sculpture, etc. in the British Museum, etc by Felix Summerly.
Contributors: Cole, Henry, Sir, 1808-1882.; Cundall, Joseph, 1818-1895.; Townsend, Henry James, 1810-1890.; Whittingham, Charles, 1795-1876 (printer); Chiswick Press.
Series: Home treasury
Publisher: Joseph Cundall
Published: 1844
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 116
Subjects: Illustrated children's books -- Specimens.; Mythology, Greek -- Juvenile literature.
Genres: Specimens.; Juvenile literature.
Notes: Felix Summerly is a pseudonym of Sir Henry Cole.  Cf. British Library Public Catalogue.

Part of the "Bound Series" in "The Home Treasury" series of children's books produced by Sir Henry Cole and Joseph Cundall from 1843 to 1846.  Cf. McLean, Ruari.  Joseph Cundall, 1976 and McLean, Ruari.  Victorian book design and colour printing, 1972.

Includes wood-engraved decorative head-pieces, tail-pieces and initals.

Lithographed plates are hand-coloured.  One plate is with signature: "H. J. T." [i.e. H. J. Townsend].  Another is with signature: "[E. M. Lith?].  All are with title captions.

Publisher's advertisements on p. [1]-4 at end entitled: "The Home Treasury of Books, Pictures, Toys, & c. purposed to cultivate the Affections, Fancy, Imagination, and Taste of Children. Edited by Felix Summerly.", including "Original announcement of the Home Treasury" (p. [2]-4).  The list does not include this title.

McLean, Ruari. Joseph Cundall : A Victorian publisher, p. 49-56.

McLean, Ruari. Victorian book design and colour printing, p. 141.

MASS copy: Bound in light red-brown calico cloth printed in green, black and gold.  Covers printed with titling and wide decorative border design.  With pale pastel orange endpapers.  With bookseller's label: "David Bryce & Co.,  129, Buchanan St.  and  283, Sauchiehall St.  Glasgow.".  With later bookplate: "Ex Libris  Fianach Jardine".