The sisters and Golden Locks
Subtitle: new faery tales : Puck's reports to Oberon, Part I
By: edited by F.S. [i.e. Felix Summerly].
Contributors: Cole, Henry, Sir, 1808-1882; Cundall, Joseph, 1818-1895; Whittingham, Charles, 1795-1876 (printer); Redgrave, Richard, 1804-1888; Townsend, Henry James, 1810-1890; Chiswick Press
Series: Home treasury
Publisher: Joseph Cundall
Published: 1846
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 28
Subjects: Illustrated children's books -- Specimens.; Fairy tales.
Genres: Specimens.
Other titles: Sisters; Golden Locks; Puck's reports to Oberon
Notes: "The Home Treasury"--T.p.

T.p. with monogram: "FS" [i.e. "Felix Summerly", a pseudonym of Sir Henry Cole].

"The Copyright of this Work is registered pursuant to Statute 5 and 6 Vic. c. 45."--T.p. verso.

With decorative wood-engraved head-pieces and initials.

Printed by Charles Whittingham at the Chiswick Press.  Cf. McLean, Ruari.  Victorian book design and colour printing,1972.

Part of "The Home Treasury" series of children's books produced by Henry Cole [pseud. "Felix Summerly"] and Joseph Cundall from 1843 to 1846.  Cf. McLean, Ruari.  Joseph Cundall, 1976 and McLean, Ruari.  Victorian book design and colour printing, 1972.

Illustrations were also used in "Faery tales and ballads", part of the "Bound Series" in the "Home Treasury" series, published in 1846 by Joseph Cundall.  See McLean D 0379.  Cf. Publisher's advertisements on upper wrapper, copy 1 of McLean D 0079.

Lithographed plates are printed in brown and hand-coloured.  Plate [2] with signature: "RR" [i.e. Richard Redgrave].  Plate [1] is by H. J. Townsend and Plate [3] is also by Richard Redgrave.  Cf. Cole, Henry. Fifty years of public work of Sir Henry Cole, 1884 and inscription in Massey Library copy of McLean D 0379.

MASS copy: Bound in blue paper-covered boards printed in gold on upper and lower covers with the same design as that blocked in blind on the covers of McLean D 0379; a.e.g. Design incorporates a decorative border that includes the words "Fables", "Toys", "The Home Treasury", "Ballads", "Tales" and "Joseph Cundall".  With bookseller's label: "Pretyman & Rixon  Booksellers & Stationers  29, Poultry, London.".
Table of contents: value: Puck's reports to Oberon, &c. &c.; value: The sisters; value: Golden Locks.