R. Caldecott's collection of pictures & songs / drawn by R.C., engraved and printed by E. Evans
1896, 1st edition. London ; New York : Frederick Warne & Co. Good copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth with pictorial cover. Front board starting. Spine bands and panel edges somewhat bumped and rubbed as with age. Remains quite well-preserved overall. Item #328230
Physical description: 1 volume (various pagings): illustrations (some color); 24 cm. Notes: Reissue, originally published 1881. Contents: The diverting history of John Gilpin -- The house that Jack built -- An elegy on the death of a mad dog -- The babes in the wood -- The three jovial huntsmen -- Sing a song of sixpence -- The Queen of Hearts -- The farmer's boy. Subjects: Drawing, English. Illustrated children's books England 19th century; Specimens. Nursery rhymes, English. Children's poetry, English. Chromolithography; Specimens. Children's literature. Nursery rhymes. Genre: Fiction. Illustrated. Summary: "R. Caldecott's collection of pictures and songs" is the first eight of Randolph Caldecott's Picture Books, originally published between 1878 and 1881, combined in a single volume.
Price: €65.00