Beautiful stories about children by Charles Dickens, re-told by his granddaughter and others.

Full Record:

1898. Dickens. Beautiful stories about children by Charles Dickens, re-told by his granddaughter and others.

Date:

1898

Author:

Dickens

Collecting Area:

Mathes Childrens Literature

Curator Notes:

no imprint, c 1898 by W.E. Scull [either privately printed or possibly marketed by the American Book & Bible House, a Philadelphia subscription publisher]; inscribed 1899; 'superbly illustrated with nearly 100 new color plates, half-tones and pen sketches made especiall by famous artists for these stories: the book contains the most charming portrayals of child-character from the immortal words of the great author'; spine and front cover major title stamped in gold on gray cloth, spine and front cover rulings and author's name printed in black, front cover vignette (portrait of Dickens) printed in black

Subjects:

Retellings of classics - Dickens, Adaptations - Dickens, Characters from Dickens, Short stories or tales - Dickens, School stories, Illustrated editions - black and white plates - lithographs, Illustrated editions - black and white plates - engravings - wood engravings, Illustrated editions - color plates - chromolithographs, Illustrated editions - color plates - monochrome - ink drawings - red ink - half-tone prints, and Illustrated editions - vignettes - headpieces - engravings - wood engraving