The town and country toy book
Subtitle: with twenty-four coloured engravings.
Contributors: Kronheim & Co.; Religious Tract Society (Great Britain)
Publisher: Religious Tract Society
Published: 1878
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 24
Subjects: Tower of London (London, England) -- Juvenile literature.; Illustrated children's books -- Specimens.; Country life -- Juvenile literature.
Genres: Specimens.; Juvenile literature.
Other titles: Town & country toy book
Notes: Date taken from British Library Public Catalogue.

T.p. printed within decorative wood-engraved border.

Most colour wood-engraved plates are unsigned and without imprint.  Two are signed: "S. Muir".  Plates include areas printed in colour with metal.

According to Ruari McLean, plates were possibly printed by Kronheim & Co.  Cf. His notes at Massey College Library.

Leaves and plates in the story "Charlie's summer in the country" are the same as those used in an edition of this story published separately in [1878] by The Religious Tract Society.  See McLean T 0081.

MASS copy: Bound in red fine diagonal rib-grain cloth blocked in gold, black and blind; a.e.g.  Upper cover blocked in gold and black with illustration replicated from the text.  Upper cover with paper onlay chromolithographed with illustration similar to those within the text.  With ownership label: "Ruari McLean".
Table of contents: value: A visit to the tower; value: The seaside holiday; value: Mother's right hand; value: Charlie's summer in the country.