Date taken from Masaki, Tomoko. A history of Victorian popular picture books, 2006.

Title and publication statement taken from cover.

First and last leaves pasted to cover.

Wood-engraved illustrations are the same as those engraved in black (and hand-coloured) by Edmund Evans for this title published as part of the series "Aunt Mavor's Toy Books" in [1860] by Routledge, Warne & Routledge. This edition of the title is issued as number 3 in the series "Routledge's New Sixpenny Toy Books". Text and illustrations printed by Leighton Brothers. Cf. Masaki, Tomoko. History of Victorian popular picture books.

"Aunt Mavor's Toy Books"--Cover.

"Price Sixpence; or Mounted on Cloth, One Shilling."--Cover.

Masaki, Tomoko. History of Victorian popular picture books, p. 495-496.

MASS copy: In original yellow printed paper wrappers. Upper wrapper printed in black and red with titling and wood-engraved illustration replicated from the text. Lower wrapper printed with publisher's advertisement listing titles in "Routledge's New Sixpenny Toy Books beautifully printed in colours by Messrs. Leighton Brothers, Kronheim & Co., Vincent Brooks, & Edmund Evans", the list including "Hop O' My Thumb.". Lower wrapper with imprint: "Leighton, Bros.".