PICTURES AND SONGS FOR THE LITTLE ONES AT HOME

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London, Thomas Nelson and Sons, 1865

First Edition, Nice

This is a very nice example of color printing by Thomas Nelson, who used a transfer lithography method very similar to Baxter's color printing technique.  In it Nelson transferred the images from steel engravings as opposed to Baxter taking his images from wood blocks.  Then Nelson used oil based colors to print the image, as did Baxter, producing very bright and vivid colors.  The color images in this book are quite small (1 1/2 x 1 3/4 inches) and are pasted on the pages, all printed in brown ink with gold borders and vignettes that surround the color plates.  Some sporadic foxing and slight cover discoloration, but a good example of a seldom seen Victorian method of color printing.

8vo. Publisher's cloth. (16) leaves, printed on one side only, with 15 color plates. First edition.