Results for: Brother Sunshine's Series


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8 leaves, printed on one side only. 7 large woodcut  illustrations, and a small initial vignette, all hand-colored. Paper wrappers, included in the collation. Back wrapper lists Dean and Son's Sixpenny Toy Books; large closed tear in bottom margin with no loss of text. Nearly disbound, the fold and the spine separated and with remnants of sewing thread. Light soil and wear to edges. A scarce survival, protected in a custom folder of blue and red cloth, gilt title. See Osborne, which lists two other titles in the series (but not this one).
Jack and the Bean-Stalk
Brother Sunshine's Series
London: Dean and Son, n.d. [ca. 1855].
Price: $500.00
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4to. Printed paper wrappers into which are sewn six leaves of text as well as two leaves of the publishers catalogue. The text is printed one side of he sheet only except for the wrappers and the catalogue, which are priented on both sides. Illustrated by Alfred Crowquill and with contemporary hand coloring, for a total of nine hand colored illustrations. Alfred Crowquill was the pseudonym used jointly by Alfred Henry Forrester and his brother Charles Robert Forrester; later it was used by Alfred Henry Forrester alone, as here. Date is from the printing code on p. [4] of wrappers, which reads: 4000, 2.55. Covers soiled else this is a very good copy and a scarce survival. All Brother Sunshine Series items are rare.
The Interesting History of Cinderella, or the Little Glass Slipper
Brother Sunshine's Series
London: Dean & Son, (1855).
Price: $1,000.00
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