Yale Center for British Art

Title:
Cassell's penny drawing copy books.
Alternate Title(s):
Penny drawing copy books
Published / Created:
London ; Cassell, Petter & Galpin, [1871]

Paris &; Cassell, Petter & Galpin, [1871]

New York : Cassell, Petter & Galpin, [1871]
Physical Description:
28 pt. : ill. ; 17 cm. x 22 cm.
Holdings:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
NC660 .C37 1871 Oversize
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

Copyright Status:
Copyright Not Evaluated
Classification:
Books
Notes:
Title from cover.

Date of publication from British Library.

Each penny book consists of 14 pages of drawing copies. Half of the page occupied by the drawing copy and the other half left blank for pupil to draw upon.

British Museum. General catalogue of printed books to 1955 (compact edition), 5:1095

BAC: British Art Center has nos. 9, 11 and 24 only. No. 11 appears to be missing lower wrapper. Publisher's advertisements on verso of lower wrapper of no. 11 and no. 24. In original tan printed wrappers.
Subject Terms:
Drawing books -- Specimens. | Drawing -- Study and teaching. | Cassell, Petter & Galpin -- Publisher. | Lithography -- Specimens -- [1871]
Form/Genre:
Drawing books.