Faery tales and ballads
Subtitle: The sisters, Golden Locks, Grumble and Cheery, and The eagle's verdict : The ballads of Chevy Chase & Sir Hornbook
By: illustrated by eminent modern artists, & edited by Felix Summerly.
Contributors: Cole, Henry, Sir, 1808-1882; Cundall, Joseph, 1818-1895; Corbould, H. 1787-1844; Tayler, Frederick, 1802-1889; Townsend, Henry James, 1810-1890; Redgrave, Richard, 1804-1888; Cope, Charles West, 1811-1890; Redgrave, Gilbert R. 1844-1941; Whittingham, Charles, 1795-1876 (printer); Chiswick Press
Series: Home treasury
Publisher: Joseph Cundall
Published: 1846
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 56
Subjects: Illustrated children's books -- Specimens.; Fairy tales.
Genres: Specimens.
Other titles: Faery tales & ballads; Sisters; Golden Locks; Grumble and Cheery; Eagle's verdict; Chevy Chase; Sir Hornbook
Notes: "The Home Treasury."--T.p.

T.p. printed in red and black within black decorative border.

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

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.  Cf. McLean, Ruari.  Joseph Cundall, 1976 and McLean, Ruari.  Victorian book design and colour printing, 1972.

Part of the "Bound Series" in "The Home Treasury" series.  Cf. Publisher's advertisements on upper wrapper, copy 1 of McLean D 0079.

With decorative wood-engraved head-pieces, tail-pieces and initials.  Printer's device printed at the end of p. 56 at the beginning.

Most lithographed plates are printed in brown and unsigned. A few are signed "FT" [i.e. Frederick Tayler].  One is signed "RR" [i.e. Richard Redgrave] and another "CWC" [i.e. Charles West Cope].  All are hand-coloured.

Illustrations are by H. Corbould, Frederick Tayler, H. J. Townsend, Richard Redgrave and C. W. Cope.  Cf. Cole, Henry. Fifty years of public work of Sir Henry Cole, 1884, and inscription in Massey Library copy.

MASS copy: Bound in blue-green morocco-grain cloth blocked in gold and blind; a.e.g.  Covers blocked in blind with a decorative border design that includes the words "Fables", "Toys", "The Home Treasury", "Ballads", "Tales" and "Joseph Cundall".  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 0387, McLean D 0940, McLean D (S) .5, McLean D (T) .7 and McLean D (W).  With bookplate: "Gilbert R. Redgrave.".  With ownership inscription dated 1895: "Gilbert R. Redgrave" that includes a two-paragraph hand-written note signed "G.R.R.": " ... The illustrations to the Faëry Tales are not all of them by Townsend. 'The Sisters' facing page 15 is by my father Richd. Redgrave R. A. also the illust. facing p. 21 to 'Golden Locks'.  The illustration to 'Grumble + Cheery', facing  p. 36, is by C. W. Cope R. A.  Only two illustrations, the first and last are by Townsend.".  Lacking p. 1-6 and two plates from "Sir Hornbook", and one plate from "Chevy Chase".
Table of contents: value: Introduction; value: The sisters; value: Golden Locks; value: Grumble and Cheery; value: The eagle's verdict; value: The ancient ballad of Chevy Chase; value: The more modern ballad of Chevy-Chase; value: Sir Hornbook.