Hodgson's dream book of the elements. Robert Cruikshank's titles & colored frontispieces to chap books
Bibliographic Citation:
Hodgson's dream book of the elements. [London] : Published by Hodgson & Co., 10, Newgate St., 1824.
Alternative Title:
Dream book of the elements
Publisher:
Published by Hodgson & Co., 10, Newgate St., 1824.
Notes:
  • Title from frontispiece.
  • Description based soley on frontispiece.
  • Hand-coloured frontispiece probably by Robert Cruikshank features four engravings, one for each of the elements fire, air, earth, and water.
  • Frontispiece only.
  • Copy in McGill Library's Rare Books and Special Collections: 1 in a collection of 57 title pages and frontispieces from 1820 to 1828 that represent a better technique than some earlier examples as the strong colours are not applied as carelessly as some of the earlier and cheaper booklets. Unnumbered; accession number: 359087.
Physical Description:
text.chapbook.black and white, 18 cm.
Language:
English
Chapbook Category:
Miscellaneous
Digital Collection:
McGill Library's Chapbook Collection
Sponsor:
The McGill Library's Chapbook Collection was made possible through a generous donation from the Harold Crabtree Foundation.
Copyright:
All images licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 - http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/deed.en_US. For information, please contact Rare Books and Special Collections, McGill University Library.
Link to this chapbook:
http://digital.library.mcgill.ca/chapbooks/fullrecord.php?ID=8130
Chapbook Identifier:
PN970_R63_no_D_elf