The favorite fairy tales of Whittington and his cat, the sisters, Golden Locks, Grumble & Cheery, and the eagle's verdict
Subtitle: with coloured pictures by eminent artists
By: edited by Felix Summerly.
Contributors: Cole, Henry, Sir, 1808-1882; Cundall, Joseph, 1818-1895; Redgrave, Richard, 1804-1888; Townsend, Henry James, 1810-1890; Cope, Charles West, 1811-1890; Dalziel, George, 1815-1902; Dalziel, Edward, 1817-1905; Whittingham, Charles, 1795-1876 (printer); Chiswick Press; Gregory, Collins & Reynolds
Series: Home treasury
Publisher: Chapman and Hall
Published: 1846
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 60
Subjects: Whittington, Richard, -- d. 1423 -- Juvenile fiction.; Illustrated children's books -- Specimens.; Cats -- Juvenile fiction.
Genres: Juvenile fiction.; Specimens.
Other titles: Favorite faery tales; Whittington and his cat; Sisters; Golden Locks; Grumble and Cheery; Eagle's verdict; Puck's reports to Oberon
Work titles: Whittington and his cat.
Notes: "The Home Treasury."--T.p.

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

Printer's statement taken from the colophon of the first story only.

Some of the stories were also issued separately as part of "The Home Treasury" series of children's books produced by Sir Henry Cole and Joseph Cundall from 1843 to 1846.  The series was acquired by Chapman & Hall in 1846.  Cf. McLean, Ruari.  Joseph Cundall, 1976 and McLean, Ruari.  Victorian book design and colour printing, 1972.

Dates based on when "The Home Treasury" series was acquired by this publisher, and colour printer's dates.  Cf. Wakeman, Geoffrey & Gavin D. R. Bridson.  A guide to nineteenth century colour printers, 1975.

With decorative wood-engraved head-pieces and initials.

Most colour wood-engraved plates are with imprint: "Printed in colors by Collins and Reynolds" or "Printed in colors by Reynolds and Collins".  All are printed within red rule border.

One plate is signed "RR" [i.e. Richard Redgrave] and "G. Dalziel Sc.", another "CWC" [i.e. Charles West Cope] and "G. Dalziel Sc.".  Three are signed "HJT" [i.e. Henry James Townsend], of which one is also signed "G. Dalziel" and another "E. Dalziel".

Includes "Puck's reports to Oberon, &c. &c.": p. [57-60].

Plates are wood-engraved versions of some of the same lithographed illustrations as used in "Faery tales and ballads", part of "The Home Treasury" series published by Joseph Cundall in 1846.  See McLean D 0379.

Sheets are the same and plates are wood-engraved versions of the same lithographed illustrations as used in "The sisters and Golden Locks", published as part of "The Home Treasury" series by Joseph Cundall in 1846. Sheets and one plate are the same as that in "The veritable history of Whittington and his cat", published as part of "The Home Treasury" series by Chapman and Hall, and Joseph Cundall in 1847.   See McLean D 1018 and McLean D (W).

MASS copy: Bound in red rib-grain cloth blocked in gold and blind in the same design as McLean D 0379, McLean D 0940 and McLean D 1115.  Spine re-backed with red calico, with the addition of red patterned endpapers.  Covers blocked in blind with a decorative border design that includes the words "Fables", "Histories", "The Home Treasury", "Ballads", "Tales" and "Chapman and Hall".  Border design is after a design by Holbein for a binding in silver.  Cf.  McLean, Ruari.  Victorian book design and colour printing, p. 61.  Design blocked in blind was also used on the covers of McLean D 1018 and McLean D (W).
Table of contents: value: Dick Whittington and his cat; value: The sisters; value: Golden Locks; value: Grumble and Cheery; value: The eagle's verdict; value: Puck's reports to Oberon, &c. & c.