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Children's Books Children’s Books The Lindsay Shaw Collection An exhibition of material from 13 April – 30 June 2010 Level 1, ISB Wing the Monash University Library Sir Louis Matheson Library Rare Books Collection Clayton campus, Monash University Wellington Road, Clayton Introduction The Monash University Library Rare Books Collection has extensive 13 April – 30 June 2010 holdings of children’s material, over 12,000 items. These form the Lindsay Level 1, ISB Wing Shaw Collection. Lindsay Shaw was the Secretary of the Monash Faculty of Education when he began to donate books to the Library in 1979. Sir Louis Matheson Library Lindsay is a major collector of Australian children’s books and began his gift Clayton campus to Monash by donating sets of Ethel Turner and Mary Grant Bruce. At that Monash University time Brenda Niall from the Monash English Department was researching Wellington Road, Clayton these two writers for her book, Seven little billabongs (1979). She also used the collection for her 1984 book, Australia through the looking-glass: Curator: Richard Overell children’s fiction 1830-1980. Thanks to Dr Rebecca Do Rozario, Lindsay Shaw Lindsay continues to donate books for the collection and we supplement School of English, Communications and his gifts by purchase of English, American and other Australian children’s Performance Studies, Faculty of Arts for books. opening the exhibition. For more images and full information on each Richard Overell of the items, visit Rare Books Librarian www.lib.monash.edu/exhibitions March 2010 Large UpriGhT Case Novelties Horn-books and Battledores 1. Outhwaite, 4. The History of Little Fanny, Ida Rentoul, exemplified in a series of figures. 6. Tuer, Andrew White, 1838-1900. 1888-1960. Second edition.(London: Printed for Elves & fairies of Ida S. and J. Fuller, Temple of Fancy, History of the horn-book/by Andrew W. Tuer. Rentoul Outhwaite/verses Rathbone Place, 1810) (London: Leadenhall Press, 1896) 2 v. Special edition bound in vellum containing seven horn- by Annie R. Rentoul; edited This is an example of a paper doll book, with books and battledores in pockets. by Grenbry Outhwaite. 1st seven hand-coloured sets of clothes, four hats ed. (Melbourne: Lothian, and “Little Fanny’s” head. horn-books were paddle-shaped pieces 1916) of wood or leather with a card showing the alphabet and the Lord ’s Prayer; the printed card is protected by a flattened piece of transparent cow’s horn. They are extremely rare and Tuer’s 2. Outhwaite, Ida Rentoul, 1888-1960. book with its secret compartments and sample Fairyland of Ida Rentoul Outhwaite/verses by facsimiles is usually the only way we can see Annie R. Rentoul ; stories by Grenbry Outhwaite them. They were meant to be a child’s first and Annie R. Rentoul. Edition-de-luxe. introduction to reading. (Melbourne: Ramsay Publishing, 1926) ida Rentoul Outhwaite is usually considered the 7. The British battledore, or, First best Australian children’s book illustrator, and lessons.( [England]: Published by these are her two most ambitious works. Also W. Davison, [1810?]) 5. Archways of the Thames Tunnel: on display are some of her “Elves and fairies” the Great Eastern afloat. [London: s.n., postcards from the 1930s. 8. The “Prince Arthur” battledore. 1843?] (Eastwood, [England]: G.R. Barber, 3. Friendship album from the Kawakami This is a concertina-folding peepshow with [1810?]) Junior Red Cross, Japan to the hand-coloured illustrations, popular in the Australian Junior Red Cross, 1937. 1840s and 1850s. The Thames Tunnel, between 9. A Present for a good child: the Rotherhithe and Wapping, was begun in 1825 infant’s battledore. (Castle Cary, An album created by Japanese students. it and opened as a pedestrian walk-way in [England]: Printed and sold by was sent as a gift to Australia to encourage 1843. in 1868 it became part of the London S. Moore, [1810?]) attendance at a meeting of the Junior Red underground rail network. Cross in Japan, and includes examples of haiku, By the turn of the 19th century the wood and art, calligraphy, origami and miniature kimonos. leather horn-books had given way to equivalents made from card, called “battledores”. They served the same purpose, with an alphabet, a prayer and also a wood-cut illustration. 1 Chapbooks Butterfly’s Ball Fairy Tales 10. The death and burial of Cock Robin 13. Roscoe, William, 1753-1831. 15. Le cabinet des fées, ou, Collection as taken from the original manuscript, The butterfly’s ball, and the grasshopper’s feast/ choisie des contes des fées, et autres in the possession of Master Meanwell. by Mr. Roscoe; to which is added, an original contes merveilleux. (Amsterdam: et se (Lichfield: printed and sold by M. poem entitled, A winter’s day, by Mr. Smith, of trouve à Paris, rue et Hotel Serpente, Morgan, and A. Morgan, Stafford, Stand. (London: Printed for J. harris, 1816) 1785-89) 41 v. [1800?]) 14. Dorset, Catherine Ann, 1750?-1817? 16. Ulliac Trémadeure, Sophie, 11. The gamester. (London: Sold 1794-1862. The peacock “at home”/by a lady. To which is by J. Marshall ... and R. White; added The butterfly’s ball; an original poem, Contes de ma Mère l’Oie : dédiés aux grands Bath: S. Hazard, [1795]) by Mr. Roscoe. (London: John harris, Corner et aux petits enfans/par Melle S. Ulliac of St. Paul’s Churchyard, [1810?]) Tremadeure; ornés de douze belles lithographies 12. Natural history. (London: T. Goode; par Charles Chandellier. (Paris: J. Breauté, 1842) Melbourne: S. Goode, [184-?]) The Butterfly’s ball was an early 19th century publishing phenomenon. it first appeared in The Chapbooks were small booklets commonly 17. La Fontaine, Jean de, 1621-1695. Gentleman’s magazine (Nov. 1806, p. 1052). sold by chapmen in the 18th and early 19th The prominent The fables of La Fontaine/translated into English centuries. Children’s chapbooks were often children’s publisher, verse by Walter Thornbury; with illustrations by nursery rhymes and fairy tales, but the John harris, Gustave Doré. (London: Cassell Petter & Galpin, chapbooks for adults were typically tales of produced it as [1871]) murder and execution. in the late 18th century a booklet and religious groups began to print and circulate it went through 18. The fairy tales of the brothers uplifting and admonitory works in series such many editions. Grimm/illustrated by Arthur Rackham; as the “Cheap Repository Tracts”; The On display is translated by Mrs. Edgar Lucas. gamester is an example. a chapbook (London: Constable, 1909) The Cock Robin chapbook shows how the version, part of sheets of chapbooks came from the printer. “harris’s cabinet 19. Andersen, H. C. (Hans Christian), We can see on each side of the unfolded sheet, of amusement 1805-1875. eight pages, each with their wood-cut and and instruction.” La reine des neiges [The snow queen]/ verse. There were traduction de Etienne Avenard; illustrations Chapbooks were usually available plain or many sequels, de hans Tegner. (Paris: Librairie Felix Juven, coloured. Natural History is an example of the best known [1908?]) Donor: Wallace Kirsop. the crude hand-colouring typical of the time. being The peacock at home (1807) by Fairy tales were originally folk-tales collected by it is also of interest as the publication details Mrs. Dorset. here we see a coloured version enthusiasts such as Charles Perrault and his include both London and Melbourne publishers. from 1810. son in France, and the Brothers Grimm in Melbourne had been founded only in 1834. Germany. The stories would then be polished and published. The frontispiece to the first edition of Perrault’s tales, published in 1697, 2 incorporated a plaque on the wall which read, A Modern pop-up 25. Whitfeld, J. M. (Jessie M.), “Contes de ma mère l’oye,” which translates 1861-1964. into English as “Tales of Mother Goose.” 22. Carroll, Lewis, 1832-1898. The spirit of the bush fire: and other Australian There have been many authors who have fairy tales/by J. M. Whitfeld; with 32 illustrations Alice’s adventures in Wonderland/illustrated written their own fairy tales. Perhaps the most by G. W. Lambert. (Sydney: Angus & by Robert Sabuda. 1st ed. (New York, NY: famous is hans Christian Andersen. Robertson, 1898) Little Simon, c2003) The collections on display are notable for their Lewis Carroll’s Adventures in Wonderland, first illustrations by such artists as Gustave Doré 26. Gaze, Harold, 1885-1962. published in 1865, has been illustrated by each and Arthur Rackham. War in Fairyland/written and pictured by harold new generation of artists, although Tenniel’s Gaze. (Melbourne: Gordon & Gotch, [1921]) originals are still considered the standard. Nursery Rhymes Robert Sabuda is an American artist and paper Australian fairy tales are generally a blend of engineer who has also produced a pop-up Aboriginal legends and an attempt to populate 20. Aliquis. version of The Wizard of Oz (2000). the Australian bush with the antipodean The flight of the old woman who was equivalents of sprites, goblins and fairies. tossed up in a basket/sketched and So, Jessie Whitfield has her bush fire spirit edited by Aliquis. (David Bogue, Australian Books quenched by the “raindrop elves.” [1844?]) 1 folded sheet, 10 col. 23. Parker, K. Langloh (Katie Langloh), ida Rentoul Outhwaite’s books are full of plates: col.ill.; 11 x 228 cm., 1856-1940. beautiful fairy-like creatures, but harold Gaze, folded to 11 x 19 cm. working at the same time, brought an altogether Australian legendary tales : folk-lore of the hand-coloured continuous more bizarre vision to the bush. Noongahburrahs as told to the piccaninnies/ panorama, in a pictorial folder collected by Mrs. K. Langloh Parker; with an with the verse printed on the introduction by Andrew Lang; illustrations Australian nursery front cover.
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