"Old Gingerbread" and the schoolboys
Subtitle: with four illustrations
By: by the author of "Uncle Jack the fault killer," "Willie's birthday," "Willie's Rest," "Round the fire," etc.
Contributors: Leighton, John, 1822-1912.; Kronheim & Co.; Smith, Elder, and Co.
Edition: Second edition.
Publisher: Smith, Elder and Co.
Published: 1858
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 120
Subjects: Illustrated children's books -- Specimens.
Genres: Specimens.
Notes: Authorship taken from Library of Congress Authorities.

T.p. and text printed within thin black rule border.

Colour wood-engraved plates are with imprint: "Published by Smith, Elder & Co. 65, Cornhill, London.".  Plates are with title captions and are unsigned.

Plates are colour wood engravings produced using the "Baxter Process", with areas and lines that are printed with an intaglio metal plate.

According to Ruari McLean, the colour wood engraved plates were printed by Kronheim.  Cf. His notes at Massey College Library.

Publisher's advertisements on p. [1]-4 at end.

St. John, Judith. Osborne collection of early children's books, Vol. 1, p. 376.

MASS copy: Bound in bright green morocco-grain cloth blocked in gold and blind.  Upper cover with signature: "JL" [i.e. John Leighton].  With pale pastel yellow endpapers.