London: Routledge, 1881. First. hardcover. very good(-). Music by Myles B. Foster. 29 pages, each illustrated with colored text vignettes by Kate Greenaway, engraved and printed by Edmund Evans. Thin square 4to, original glazed pictorial boards with beveled edges; green cloth spine and green endpapers (covers somewhat soiled and edges are worn; inner hinge a bit weak; pages clean). London & New York: George Routledge, [1881]. First edition, first state.<br/><br/> Overall a very good(-) copy, with the bookplate of Belle Kermit Roosevelt, and inscription "Kermit from Belle October 10, 1916"<br/><br/>

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Bookseller: Argosy Book Store (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 245196
Title: A Day in a Child's Life
Author: GREENAWAY, Kate
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - very good(-)
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: First
Publisher: Routledge
Place of Publication: London
Date Published: 1881
Keywords: Greenaway,Kate

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