Green's nursery annual
Subtitle: with original contributions by Mrs. S. C. Hall, Mary Howitt, Mrs. Sherwood, and other popular writers for the young.
Contributors: Hall, S. C., Mrs., 1800-1881.; Howitt, Mary Botham, 1799-1888.; Sherwood, Mrs. 1775-1851.; Weir, Harrison, 1824-1906.; Mason, W. G. fl. 1842-1857.; Measom, George S., fl. 1845-1862.; Gregory, Collins & Reynolds.; Leighton Brothers.
Edition: New edition.
Publisher: Darton & Co
Published: 1849
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 124
Subjects: Illustrated children's books -- Specimens.; Gift books -- Specimens.
Genres: Specimens.
Other titles: Nursery annual
Notes: Added colour wood-engraved illustrated t.p. with signature: "J.J. Crew".

T.p. and text printed within wood-engraved illustrated borders printed alternately in yellow, red-brown, red and green.  Most borders are signed "J.J. Crew" and "W. G. Mason".

Several wood-engraved illustrations within the text are signed "G. Measom Sc." and one is signed "Gray Sc.".  One colour wood-engraved plate is signed "H. Weir Del."

Wood-engraved plates include areas printed in colour with metal.

With the same setting of type (except for p. 63-64) and the same wood-engraved plates, colour borders and illustrations as those used in an 1848 edition of this title published by Darton & Co. and printed by "Cook and Co.".  See McLean D 0463.  Plates in this edition were "Printed in Colors by Reynolds & Collins" and "From a Drawing by Harrison Weir.", or "Printed in Colors by Collins & Reynolds".  The firm of Gregory, Collins & Reynolds was taken over in 1849 by George Carghill Leighton and became Leighton Brothers.  Cf. Wakeman, Geoffrey & Gavin D. R. Bridson.  A guide to nineteenth century colour printers, 1975.

St. John, Judith. Osborne collection of early children's books, Vol. I, p. 404.

MASS copy: Bound in green horizontal rib-grain cloth blocked in gold and blind; a.e.g.  Upper cover blocked in gold and lower cover in blind with title and illustrations of children and animals incorporated into an elaborate floral design.  With yellow endpapers.  Lacking preliminary colour plate.