Songs for the little ones at home
By: illustrated with sixteen coloured pictures by Birket Foster and John Absolon.
Contributors: Cundall, Joseph, 1818-1895.; Foster, Myles Birket, 1825-1899.; Absolon, John, 1815-1895.; Barclay, George, fl. 1848-1867 (printer); Leighton Brothers.
Publisher: Sampson Low, Son, & Co.
Published: 1860
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 48
Subjects: Illustrated children's books -- Specimens.
Notes: Includes wood-engraved decorative initials, head-piece and tail-pieces.

Colour wood-engraved plates include areas printed in colour with metal.  Some plates are with signature: "BF" [i.e. Birket Foster].  Others are unsigned.

Produced by Joseph Cundall with colour plates printed by Leighton.  Cf. McLean, Ruari.  Victorian book design and colour printing, 1972.

All wood-engraved plates, except one, are the same as those used in an 1863 edition of this title published by Joseph Cundall.  See McLean D 1035.

Most wood-engraved plates were also used in the children's book "Warwick House toy book : Choice nursery songs" published in [1868] by Ward, Lock & Tyler.  See McLean T 0082.

McLean, Ruari.  Victorian book design and colour printing, p. 145, 152-153.

St. John, Judith. Osborne collection of early children's books, Vol. 1, p. 78-79.

MASS copy: Bound in red fine morocco-grain cloth blocked in gold and blind; a.e.g.  With pale pastel yellow endpapers.  With presentation inscription dated 1862.