Aunt Judy's tales
By: by Mrs. Alfred Gatty ... ; illustrated by Miss Clara S. Lane.
Contributors: Whittingham, Charles, 1795-1876 (printer); Chiswick Press
Publisher: Bell and Daldy
Published: 1859
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 184
Subjects: Illustrated children's books -- Specimens.; Children -- Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction.
Genres: Specimens.; Juvenile fiction.
Notes: Publisher's device printed on t.p.

"The Right of Translation is reserved."--T.p.

Lithographed plates are printed in brown.  All are unsigned and all are with captions.

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

Publisher's advertisements on p. [1]-24 at end.

The six stories were originally published in the "Monthly packet", edited by Charlotte Yonge.  Cf. St. John, Judith.  Osborne collection of early children's books.

A sequel entitled "Aunt Judy's letters" was published in 1862 by Bell and Daldy.  Cf. St. John, Judith.  Osborne collection of early children's books.  See McLean D 0429.

Publisher's advertisements on p. [1]-24 at end.

St. John, Judith. Osborne collection of early children's books, Vol. I, p. 347.

MASS copy: Bound in light purple morocco-grain cloth blocked in blind with the spine blocked in gold.  Blocking in blind on covers is the same design as that used on the covers of McLean D 0429.  With light brown painted endpapers.  With ownership inscription: "Mrs. Barlow".  With bookplate: "Ex libris C. J. Peacock.".
Table of contents: title: The little victims; title: Vegetables out of place; title: Cook stories; title: Rabbits' tails; title: Out of the way; title: Nothing to do.