Tommy Thumb’s Pretty Song-Book: The First Collection of English Nursery Rhymes / Andrea Immel, Brian Alderson
Entry/Object ID
2025.16.48.a
Description
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 Kistler
Dimensions
Height
32.2 cm
Width
18.7 cm
Height
21.6 cm
Width
17.2 cm
Parts
1 holding case
1 book of essays titled "Nurse Lovechild’s Legacy"
3 facsimiles
Book Details
Author
Andrea Immel, Brian Alderson
Volume/Number/Issue
One of 500
Publisher
Cotsen Occasional Press
Place Published
City
Los Angeles
State/Province
California
Country
United States
Continent
North America
Date Published
11/2013
Binding
Binding Type
Hardcover or Case Bound
Binding Designer
Patrick Reagh
Notes
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.
