Shelfmark
CS.1348.07
Author
Title
The heroes, or, Greek fairy tales for my children / by Charles Kingsley ; illustrated after the water-colour drawings by W. Russell Flint.
Varying form of title
Portion of title: Greek fairy tales for my children
Publication, distribution, etc.
London ; Boston : The Medici Society Ld., [1924]
Physical description
xviii, [2], 166, [2] p., [8] leaves of col. plates : front. ; 23 cm.
Note
With a half-title.
Note
"Made and printed in Great Britain by Hazell, Watson and Viney, Ltd., London and Aylesbury"--Colophon.
Note
"This edition first printed in the Riccardi Press Books, extra crown quarto, 1912 ... reprinted in demy octavo, 1923, 1924"--T.p. verso.
Formatted contents note
Perseus -- The Argonauts -- Theseus.
Provenance
Bookplate on back pastedown: "The Hall Hampstead. N.W. Hunc Librum Honoris Diligentiaeque Causa Clive Edwardo Feather [name supplied in ms.] d. d. R. T. Gladsone, A.M. G. A. Wathen, A.M., C.I.E. MCMXXV [V seems to be supplied in ms.]”. Probably an Eton prize book.
Binding
20th century green cloth binding; blind-tooled centrepieces on upper cover; light brown endpapers.
Subject
Mythology, Greek Juvenile literature
Added entry--name
Flint, William Russell, 1880 - 1969 illustrator.
Added entry--name
Feather, Clive E. former owner.
Added entry--name
Medici Society publisher.
Added entry--name
Hazell, Watson & Viney printer.
Added entry--place
England London.
Added entry--place
United States Boston.
Language code
eng
Identifier
B53286