Ride a-cock horse to Banbury + [i.e. Cross] & A farmer went trotting upon his grey mare.
Contributors: Evans, Edmund, 1826-1905 (printer)
Series: Randolph Caldecott's picture books -- no. 13; Routledge's shilling toy books -- no. 98
Publisher: George Routledge & Sons
Published: 1884
Place of publication: [London]
Language: eng
Number of pages: 22
Subjects: Illustrated children's books -- Specimens.
Genres: Specimens.
Other titles: Ride a cock-horse to Banbury Cross & A farmer went trotting upon his grey mare
Notes: Date taken from McLean, Ruari. The reminiscences of Edmund Evans, 1967.  Illustrations are engraved by Edmund Evans.

Title from cover.

Text and illustrations printed in brown.

Wood-engraved  illustrations within the text are with signature: "RC" [i.e. Randolph Caldecott]. Full-page colour wood-engraved illustrations are also signed "RC".

Colour wood-engraved illustrations include areas printed in colour with metal.

"F. Caldecott's Picture Books"--Cover.

"Price One Shilling"--Cover.

Issued as number 98 in the series "Routledge's Shilling Toy Books".  Printed by Edmund Evans.  Cf. Masaki, Tomoko. History of Victorian popular picture books.

Masaki, Tomoko. History of Victorian popular picture books, p. 708-709.

MASS copy: In original glazed yellow printed paper wrappers.  Upper wrapper printed in black, yellow, red and blue with titling and wood-engraved illustration similar to those within the text.  Lower wrapper printed in black with  publisher's advertisements for "R. Caldecott's Picture Books" and "R. Caldecott's Collection of Pictures and Songs".  Lower wrapper with imprint: "Edmund Evans, Engraver and Printer, Raquet Court, Fleet Street, E. C.".
Table of contents: value: Ride a cock-horse to Banbury Cross; value: A farmer went trotting upon his grey mare.