Name/Title
Tommy Thumb’s Pretty Song-Book: The First Collection of English Nursery Rhymes / Andrea Immel, Brian AldersonEntry/Object ID
2025.16.48.aDescription
Purple case holding four books: one of essays on the text and its context, then facsimiles of Tommy Thumb’s Pretty Song Book, Tommy Thumb's Pretty Song Book Vol. II, and The Pretty-Book (also full of rhymes). “Nurse Lovechild’s Legacy” is covered in the same purple cloth. The facsimiles are placed under it in a row, in glittery textured covers.Collection
Howard KistlerDimensions
Height
32.2 cmWidth
18.7 cmHeight
21.6 cmWidth
17.2 cmParts
1 holding case
1 book of essays titled "Nurse Lovechild’s Legacy"
3 facsimilesBook Details
Author
Andrea Immel, Brian AldersonVolume/Number/Issue
One of 500Publisher
Cotsen Occasional PressPlace Published
City
Los AngelesState/Province
CaliforniaCountry
United StatesContinent
North AmericaDate Published
11/2013Binding
Binding Type
Hardcover or Case BoundBinding Designer
Patrick ReaghNotes
Book and binding designed and typeset by Patrick Reagh with assistance from Patty Holden. Typeface is digital Monotype Janson. Printing and binding overseen by Ken Coburn.
