R. Caldecott's collection of pictures & songs / drawn by R.C., engraved and printed by E. Evans
by Caldecott, Randolph (1846-1886)
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About This Item
London ; New York : Frederick Warne & Co, 1896. 1st edition. Hardcover. 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. 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.
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- MW Books Ltd. (IE)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 328230
- Title
- R. Caldecott's collection of pictures & songs / drawn by R.C., engraved and printed by E. Evans
- Author
- Caldecott, Randolph (1846-1886)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st edition
- Publisher
- London ; New York : Frederick Warne & Co
- Date Published
- 1896
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