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A merry Christmas to Herbert & Lolly

Summary
Manuscript gift book presented to "Herbert & Lolly" for Christmas 1866 by the unidentified artist, containing text of eleven well-known nursery rhymes illustrated with watercolor drawings.
Language
eng
Work
Extent
[16] leaves
Note
  • Caption title
  • Date from leaf [1]r: "Dec[embe]r 1866."
  • First and last leaves blank
  • Binding: contemporary quarter leather binding of brown sheep and brown and blue marbled paper boards; bright yellow patterned paper pastedowns
Contents
  • The king of France with twenty thousand men
  • A little cocksparrow sat on a tree
  • Ride a cockhorse to Banbury Cross
  • Hi diddle diddle
  • There was an old woman who lived in a shoe
  • Little Jack Horner
  • Rub a-dub dub, three men in a tub
  • Jack and Gill
  • The man in the wilderness
  • Queen of hearts she made 4 tarts
  • Sing a song of sixpence
  • Good-bye my little children
Instance
Label
A merry Christmas to Herbert & Lolly
Title
A merry Christmas to Herbert & Lolly
Title variation
Merry Christmas to Herbert and Lolly
Subject
Genre
Language
eng
Summary
Manuscript gift book presented to "Herbert & Lolly" for Christmas 1866 by the unidentified artist, containing text of eleven well-known nursery rhymes illustrated with watercolor drawings.
Cataloging source
CLU
Illustrations
illustrations
Index
no index present
Literary form
non fiction
Summary expansion
Included are nursery rhymes such as "Ride a cockhorse to Banbury Cross," "Hi diddle diddle," "There was an old woman who lived in a shoe," and "Little Jack Horner," each illustrated with half-page watercolor drawing in bright colors and gilt. The last rhyme is a "farewell" poem by the artist for "my Herbert and my Lolly."
Label
A merry Christmas to Herbert & Lolly
Instantiates
Production
Note
  • Caption title
  • Date from leaf [1]r: "Dec[embe]r 1866."
  • First and last leaves blank
  • Binding: contemporary quarter leather binding of brown sheep and brown and blue marbled paper boards; bright yellow patterned paper pastedowns
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
The king of France with twenty thousand men -- A little cocksparrow sat on a tree -- Ride a cockhorse to Banbury Cross -- Hi diddle diddle -- There was an old woman who lived in a shoe -- Little Jack Horner -- Rub a-dub dub, three men in a tub -- Jack and Gill -- The man in the wilderness -- Queen of hearts she made 4 tarts -- Sing a song of sixpence -- Good-bye my little children
Dimensions
23 cm
Extent
[16] leaves
Governing access note
Open for research. Please contact the UCLA Library Special Collections reference desk in the Charles E. Young Research Library
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
n
Note
Spec. Coll. copy: in pamphlet binding. Puchased with funds from the Theresa G. Aaron Endowed Collection in Children's Literature, Tavistock Books, 2016.
Other physical details
color illustrations (watercolors, ink)
System control number
  • (OCoLC)959292129
  • ucoclc959292129
Terms governing use
Property rights to the physical object belong to UCLA Library Special Collections. Literary rights, including copyright, are retained by the creators and their heirs. It is the responsibility of the researcher to determine who holds the copyright and pursue the copyright owner or his or her heir for permission to publish where The UC Regents do not hold the copyright.
Label
A merry Christmas to Herbert & Lolly
Production
Note
  • Caption title
  • Date from leaf [1]r: "Dec[embe]r 1866."
  • First and last leaves blank
  • Binding: contemporary quarter leather binding of brown sheep and brown and blue marbled paper boards; bright yellow patterned paper pastedowns
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
The king of France with twenty thousand men -- A little cocksparrow sat on a tree -- Ride a cockhorse to Banbury Cross -- Hi diddle diddle -- There was an old woman who lived in a shoe -- Little Jack Horner -- Rub a-dub dub, three men in a tub -- Jack and Gill -- The man in the wilderness -- Queen of hearts she made 4 tarts -- Sing a song of sixpence -- Good-bye my little children
Dimensions
23 cm
Extent
[16] leaves
Governing access note
Open for research. Please contact the UCLA Library Special Collections reference desk in the Charles E. Young Research Library
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
n
Note
Spec. Coll. copy: in pamphlet binding. Puchased with funds from the Theresa G. Aaron Endowed Collection in Children's Literature, Tavistock Books, 2016.
Other physical details
color illustrations (watercolors, ink)
System control number
  • (OCoLC)959292129
  • ucoclc959292129
Terms governing use
Property rights to the physical object belong to UCLA Library Special Collections. Literary rights, including copyright, are retained by the creators and their heirs. It is the responsibility of the researcher to determine who holds the copyright and pursue the copyright owner or his or her heir for permission to publish where The UC Regents do not hold the copyright.

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