Otto Speckter's fable book
By: translated by Mary Howitt.
Contributors: Hey, Wilhelm, 1789-1854.; Howitt, Mary Botham, 1799-1888.; Sargent, G. F., fl. 1840-1860.; Evans, Edward, fl. 1838-1848.; Manning and Mason
Edition: Second edition.
Publisher: Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans
Published: 1845
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 201
Subjects: Illustrated children's books -- Specimens.; Nature -- Juvenile poetry.; Animals -- Juvenile poetry.; Fables, German.
Genres: Specimens.; Juvenile poetry.
Other titles: Child's picture and verse book
Notes: T.p. is a cancel.

Includes "To English Children.", signed M. H. [i.e. Mary Howitt] and dated "Dec. 18, 1843.".

Original text written by Wilhelm Hey.  Cf. St. John, Judith. Osborne collection of early children's books, 1958.

One wood-engraved illustration within the text is with signatures: "Sargent" [i.e. G. F. Sargent] and "Evans" [i.e. Edward Evans]. Others are unsigned.

P. 18 misnumbered "8"

With the same setting of type and illustrations as used in an edition published in [1844] by Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans" entitled: "The child's picture and verse book".  See McLean D 1044.

St. John, Judith. Osborne collection of early children's books, Vol. 1, p. 65.

MASS copy: Bound in bright green paper-covered boards printed in gold.  Covers printed with verse and illustrated border.  With 14 x 13 cm paper loosely inserted, inscribed with a summary of provenance history dated 1911 and 1846, signed "M. Strathallan".