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Griset's Grotesques; or, Jokes Drawn on Wood
Illustrated by: Ernest Henry Griset (English, born in France, 1844–1907)
Engraved by: Dalziel Brothers (English, active 1839–93)
Author: Tom Hood (English, 1835–1874)
Publisher: Roberts Brothers (American, active 1863–1898)
Printer: Camden Press (English, 1857–1905)
Engraved by: Dalziel Brothers (English, active 1839–93)
Author: Tom Hood (English, 1835–1874)
Publisher: Roberts Brothers (American, active 1863–1898)
Printer: Camden Press (English, 1857–1905)
1867
Place of Publication: Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Medium/Technique
Illustrated book with 100 wood engravings
Dimensions
Overall: 26.5 x 20.5 x 2.2 cm (10 7/16 x 8 1/16 x 7/8 in.)
Credit Line
William A. Sargent Collection—Bequest of William A. Sargent
Accession Number37.2193
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsIllustrated books
Boston: Roberts Brothers, 1867
Description(Boston: Roberts Brothers, 1867) 26.5 cm; [3 ff.] 151 pp. [1 f.], plus plate; original publisher's blind- and gilt-stamped, color-printed green cloth.
ProvenanceInscribed in graphite on front flyleaf "L. Josey Parker"; acquired in 1911 from Maggs Bros., London, by William A. Sargent, Boston (1858-1936), by whom bequeathed to MFA, November 17, 1937.