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The diverting history of John Gilpin : showing how he went farther than he intended and came safe home again: PB 197-2003

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Titles

The diverting history of John Gilpin : showing how he went farther than he intended and came safe home again

Maker(s)

Author: Cowper, William
Illustrator: Searle, Ronald William Fordham
Publisher: Lane, Richard
Publisher: Lane, Allen
Printer: Chiswick Press

Categories

Description

By William Cowper; with many illustrations by Ronald Searle

44, [2] p : ill ; 30 cm

Place(s) associated

  • London

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (2003-05) by Dreyfus, John

Dating

Production date: AD 1952

Note

"Of this book one thousand six hundred copies have been printed and bound at The Chiswick Press ... for Sir Allen Lane and Richard Lane, Christmas 1952. The illustrations were originally made for a film in the "Poet and Painter" series for the Festival of Britain". Bound in illustrated paper wrappers over card.

Components of the work

Support composed of paper

Materials used in production

Printing ink

Techniques used in production

Printing

Identification numbers

Accession number: PB 197-2003
Primary reference Number: 95521
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Monday 30 September 2019 Last processed: Tuesday 13 June 2023

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Manuscripts and Printed Books

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