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Chapter I Early Children's Literature

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A little pretty pocket-book /
John Newbery ; a facsimile with an introductory essay and bibliography by M. F. Thwaite. (Juvenile library)
Publication etc.
London : Oxford University Press, 1966.

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The history of little Goody Two-Shoes, otherwise called Mrs Margery Two-Shoes /
attributed to Oliver Goldsmith. (The Broadway booklets)
Publication etc.
London : G. Routledge & Sons, [18--?]

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The history of little king Pippin : with an account of the melancholy death of four naughty boys, who were devoured by wild beasts, and the wonderful delivery of master Harry Harmless, by a little white horse.
Publication etc.
London : Printed for F. Newbery, 1780.

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Fabulous histories, or, The history of the robins : designed for the instruction of children, respecting their treatment of animals /
by Mrs. Trimmer.
Publication etc.
London : Printed for J.F. Dove, 1833.

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The history of Sandford and Merton /
by Thomas Day ; corrected and revised by Cecil Hartley.
Publication etc.
London : G. Routledge, [1880]

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The parent's assistant, or, Stories for children : vol. 1 /
by Maria Edgeworth.
Publication etc.
London : Baldwin & Co., 1840.

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Holiday house : a book for the young /
by Catherine Sinclair (Famous books for boys and girls)
Publication etc.
London : Blackie & Son, [18--?]

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Daddy Darwin's dovecot : a country tale /
by Juliana Horatia Ewing ; illustrated by Randolph Caldecott.
Publication etc.
London : Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge, [1881]

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Four winds farm /
by Mrs. Molesworth ; illustrated by Walter Crane.
Publication etc.
London : Macmillan & Co., 1891.

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Little Lord Fauntleroy /
by Frances Hodgson Burnett.
Publication etc.
London : F. Warne and Co., 1904.

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Tom Brown's school-days /
by an old boy ; with illustrations by Edmund J. Sullivan.
Publication etc.
London : Macmillan, 1896.

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Chapter II Chapbooks and Fairytales

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The Oracles : containing some particulars of the history of Billy and Kitty Wilson : including anecdotes of their playfellows, &c. : intended for the entertainment of the little world.
Publication etc.
London : Printed for J. Harris, [1804]

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The Pentamerone, or, The story of stories /
by Giambattista Basile ; translated from the Neapolitan by John Edward Taylor ; with illustrations by George Cruikshank.(The Children's library)
Publication etc.
New York : Cassell, 1893.

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Histories or tales of past times told by Mother Goose with morals /
written in French by M. Perrault, & Englished by G.M. Gent ; newly edited by J. Saxon Childers.
Publication etc.
London : Nonesuch Press, 1925.

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The fairy ring : a collection of tales and traditions /
translated from the German of Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm by John Edward Taylor ; illustrated by Richard Doyle.
Publication etc.
London : J. Murray, 1857.

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Fairy tales /
by Hans Christian Andersen.
Publication etc.
London : Ward, Lock & Co., [1900]

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The cricket on the hearth : a fairy tale of home /
by Charles Dickens.
Publication etc.
London : Bradbury and Evans, 1846.

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Fairy know-a-bit /
by A.L.O.E.(A nutshell of knowledge.)
Publication etc.
London : T. Nelson and Sons, 1866.

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Chapter III Dawning of the Age of Fantasy

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The complete nonsense of Edward Lear /
edited and introduced by Holbrook Jackson.
Publication etc.
London : Faber and Faber, 1947.

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The king of the Golden River, or, The black brothers : a legend of Stiria /
by John Ruskin ; illustrated by Richard Doyle.
Publication etc.
Sunnyside, Orpington, Kent : George Allen, 1892.

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The rose and the ring, or, The history of Prince Giglio and Prince Bulbo : a fire-side pantomime for great and small children /
by W.M. Thackeray.
Publication etc.
London : Smith, Elder, 1891.

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The water-babies : a fairy tale for a land-baby /
by Charles Kingsley ; with one hundred illustrations by Linley Sambourne.
Publication etc.
London : Macmillan, 1901.

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Alice's adventures in Wonderland /
by Lewis Carroll ; with forty-two illustrations by John Tenniel.
Publication etc.
London : Macmillan and Co., 1886.

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At the back of the North Wind /
by George MacDonald.
Publication etc.
London : Blackie, [1890]

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The princess and the goblin /
by George MacDonald.
Publication etc.
London : Blackie, [1890]

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Chapter IV Birth of Adventure Novels

Thumbnail of The life and adventures of Robinson Crusoe.

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The life and adventures of Robinson Crusoe.
Publication etc.
London : F. Warne and Co., [1880]

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Masterman Ready, or, The wreck of the Pacific /
by Captain Marryat.
Publication etc.
London : F. Warne, [18--?]

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The settlers at home /
by Harriet Martineau.
Publication etc.
London : G. Routledge, [1883]

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The coral island : a tale of the Pacific Ocean /
by R.M. Ballantyne.(Tales of adventure)
Publication etc.
London : J. Nisbet, [18--?]

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On the Irrawaddy : a story the first Burmese war /
by G.A. Henty ; with eight illustrations by W.H. Overend.
Publication etc.
London : Blackie, 1897.

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Nat the naturalist, or, A boy's adventures in the eastern seas /
by Geo. Manville Fenn ; with eight full-page illustrations by Gordon Browne.
Publication etc.
London : Blackie & Son, [1899]

Detail of Nat the naturalist, or, A boy's adventures in the eastern seas

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The three admirals /
by W.H.G. Kingston ; illustrated in colour by Archibald Webb.
Publication etc.
London : H. Milford, Oxford University Press, [1923?]

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Treasure Island /
by Robert Louis Stevenson ; with illustrations by Edmund Dulac.
Publication etc.
London : E. Benn, 1927.

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Chapter V Toy Books and Early Modern Picture Books

(1) Evolution of printing techniques for illustrations in Great Britain

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Seaside divinity /
by Robert W. Fraser ; with illustrations by Henry Noel Humphreys ... [et al.] ; engraved by Dalziel Brothers.
Publication etc.
London : J. Hogg and Sons, 1861.

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The instructive picture book, or, A few attractive lessons from the natural history of animals /
by Adam White.
Publication etc.
Edinburgh : Edmonston and Douglas, 1860.

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Chimes and rhymes for youthful times! /
with illustrations by Oscar Pletsch.
Publication etc.
London : G. Routledge & Sons, [1871]

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Grandmother's spring /
written by Juliana Horatia Ewing ; depicted by R. Andre.
Publication etc.
London : Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge, [1885]

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Alphabet of fruits.(Aunt Louisa's London toy books)
Publication etc.
London : F. Warne & Co., [18-- ]

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The language of flowers, and alphabet of floral emblems.
Publication etc.
London : T. Noble, 1849.

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(2) Edmund Evans and Three Picture Book Artists

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The babes in the wood.(R. Caldecott's picture books ; [no. 4])
Publication etc.
[London] : G. Routledge & Sons, [1880]

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R. Caldecott's first collection of pictures and songs.
Publication etc.
London : F. Warne and Co., [19-- ]

Detail of R. Caldecott's first collection of pictures and songs.

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Jackanapes /
by Juliana Horatia Ewing ; with illustrations by Randolph Caldecott.
Publication etc.
London : Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge, [1879]

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Lob lie-by-the-fire, or, The luck of Lingborough /
by Juliana Horatia Ewing ; illustrated by Randolph Caldecott ; engraved and printed by Edmund Evans.
Publication etc.
London : Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge, [1883?]

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The bluebeard picture book /
[illustrated] by Walter Crane.
Publication etc.
[London] : G. Routledge, [1875?]

Detail of The bluebeard picture book

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The Marquis of Carabas' picture book : containing Puss in boots, Old mother Hubbard, Valentine and Orson, The absurd ABC /
with thirty-two pages of illustrations by Walter Crane ; printed in colours by Edmund Evans.
Publication etc.
London : G. Routledge, [1873]

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A romance of the three Rs /
penned & pictured by Walter Crane.(Walter Crane's picture books. New series ; no. 1-3)
Publication etc.
London : M. Ward & Co., 1886.

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Language of flowers /
illustrated by Kate Greenaway ; printed in colours by Edmund Evans.
Publication etc.
London : G. Routledge and Sons, [1884]

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A day in a child's life /
illustrated by Kate Greenaway ; music by Myles B. Foster ; engraved & printed by Edmund Evans.
Publication etc.
London : G. Routledge and Sons, [1881]

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Marigold garden /
pictures and rhymes by Kate Greenaway ; printed in colours by Edmund Evans.
Publication etc.
London : G. Routledge and Sons, [1885]

Detail of Marigold garden