- Title :
-
Penny dreadfuls and boys' adventures : the Barry Ono collection of Victorian popular literature in the British Library
- Authors :
- JAMES, Elizabeth ; SMITH, Helen R. ;
- Publication year :
-
1998
- Language :
- English ;
- Abstract :
- The collection of 19th c. penny dreadfuls - sensational stories published in weekly parts - bequeathed to the British Library by music hall entertainer Barry Ono, is one of the most comprehensive collections of these scarce and fragile items. Presents the first full catalogue, with a wide-ranging introduction. ;
- Pagination/Size :
- 121 ; xxii, 121 p.; ill. ;
- Topic :
- 530 - BIBLIOGRAPHIE D'HISTOIRE DE L'ART ;
- French keywords :
- Collection ; Collectionneurs ; Collections ; Grande-Bretagne ; Illustration ; Livre ; London (GBR), British Library ; Ono, Barry, 1876-1941 ; Roman à sensation ; Victorien (art) ; 1800-1900 ;
- Descriptors :
- Books ; Collection ; Collections ; Collectors ; Great Britain ; Illustration ; London (GBR), British Library ; Ono, Barry, 1876-1941 ; Penny dreadfuls ; Victorian ; 1800-1900 ;
- Document type :
- Ouvrage ;
- INIST identifier :
- 24995705 ;
- ISBN :
- ISBN 0712345280 ;
- Provenance :
- Bibliographie d'Histoire de l'Art ;
- Publisher :
-
British Library, London
- Publisher country :
- UNITED KINGDOM ;