The history of a nutcracker
Date1847
Names
Dumas, Alexandre, 1802-1870
(author)
Hoffmann, E. T. A. (Ernst Theodor Amadeus), 1776-1822
(contributor)
Chapman and Hall
(publisher)
Bertall, 1820-1882
(illustrator)
Vizetelly Brothers & Co.
(engraver)
Alternate Title
Nutcracker
Format
The black and white text illustrations are engraved by the Vizetelly Brothers after Albert d'Arnoux who adopted the pseudonym Bertall, an anagram of his first name. The frontispiece is printed in colour and gilt. This is a translation of Dumas' version of Hoffmann's story. Two parts in one volume with separate pictorial title-pages printed in red and black. By Alexandre Dumas ; with two hundred and twenty illustrations by Bertall.
Medium
DimensionsCover size: 17 cm x 12 cm (6 11/16 in. x 4 3/4 in.)
Language
Usage Rights
Public Domain
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Call Number / Accession Number37131039927546D
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