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Parables from Nature
Illustrated by: Philip Hermogenes Calderon (English, born France, 1833–1898)
Illustrated by: Charles West Cope (English, 1811–1890)
Illustrated by: William Holman Hunt (English, 1827–1910)
Illustrated by: William Henry Millais (English, 1828–1899)
Illustrated by: Otto Speckter (German, 1807–1871)
Illustrated by: George Housman Thomas (English, 1824–1868)
Engraved by: Horace Harral (English, 1817–1905)
Engraved by: Henry N. Woods (English, active 1855–1869)
Author: Mrs. Alfred Gatty (English, 1809–1873)
Publisher: D. Appleton and Company (American, 19th century)
Printer: Chiswick Press (English, founded in 1811)
Illustrated by: Charles West Cope (English, 1811–1890)
Illustrated by: William Holman Hunt (English, 1827–1910)
Illustrated by: William Henry Millais (English, 1828–1899)
Illustrated by: Otto Speckter (German, 1807–1871)
Illustrated by: George Housman Thomas (English, 1824–1868)
Engraved by: Horace Harral (English, 1817–1905)
Engraved by: Henry N. Woods (English, active 1855–1869)
Author: Mrs. Alfred Gatty (English, 1809–1873)
Publisher: D. Appleton and Company (American, 19th century)
Printer: Chiswick Press (English, founded in 1811)
1861
Place of Publication: New York, New York, USA
Medium/Technique
Illustrated book with 15 wood engravings
Dimensions
Overall: 20.5 x 14.5 x 2.5 cm (8 1/16 x 5 11/16 x 1 in.)
Credit Line
William A. Sargent Collection—Bequest of William A. Sargent
Accession Number37.1999
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsIllustrated books
New York: D. Appleton and Co., 1861
Description(New York: D. Appleton and Co., 1861) 20.5 cm; viii, 196 pp., plus 15 plates [2 ff. publisher's advertisements at end]; original blind- and gilt-stamped blue cloth.
First American edition, comprising sheets from the simultaneous London edition (save for the title). The identity of the illustrator for the plate facing p. 129 (E. Warren) could not be established.
First American edition, comprising sheets from the simultaneous London edition (save for the title). The identity of the illustrator for the plate facing p. 129 (E. Warren) could not be established.
ProvenanceInscribed in graphite on title "A Merry Christmas for '[Mimie?]' / Dec. 1865."; William A. Sargent, Boston (1858-1936), by whom bequeathed to MFA, November 17, 1937.