The Hey Diddle Diddle Picture Book by Caldecott, R

London, England: Frederick Warne, 1900. Hardcover. Acceptable. Warne, n.d. (circa 1900). Fair to Good. Original binding. Uneven soil, to delightfully decorated boards, as though the commotion on the inside (cows, cats etc), has spilled over onto the covers. It has cleaned up quite well. Text and illustrations good minus with some uneven wear to front edge in middle. Ships from Dinkytown in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Published by Frederick Warne. An X-Library book from Carnegie Library in Pittsburgh. Has a couple of stamps inside. Discarded 1939. Binding is tight and the plates are beautiful.There are Eight "shilling" rhyme books bound in one: "The Milkmaid", "Hey Diddle Diddle", "A Frog he Would A-Wooing Go", "The Fox Jumps Over the Parson's Gate", "Come Lasses and Lads", "Ride a Cock Horse.", Go ldsmith's "Mrs.Mary Blaize", & "The Great Panjandrum Himself".

London: Frederick Warne Co., No date (1910?). No edition stated, assumed 1st printing.. Oblong Hardcover in red/black illus boards, no jacket.. VeryGood++ unmarked, bright boards, small spot on front board.. Very nice bright clean tight copy of HB 1st. 9-1/4 x 8, each story approx 24 pp separately numbered, b/w dwgs, 24 full-pg color illus.

, containing: Where are you Going my Pretty Maid?, Hey Diddle Diddle and Baby Bunting, A Frog he Would A-Wooing Go, & The Fox Jumps over the Parson's Gate, each with approx 22 pages, 24 full page colour illustrations, plus black & white text illustrations

London: Frederick Warne and Co , c1899. Cloth. Very Good. 8" by 9". R. Caldecott; R. C; E. Evans. R. Caldecott's illustrated book of nursery rhymes for children, with Caldecott's beautiful colour illustrations. Illustrated with monochrome vignettes and full page colour illustrations by R. Caldecott, drawn by R.C. and engraved and printed by E. Evans. Bound in the publisher's original pictorial hardback. This work features a collection of children's nursery rhymes and stories by R. Caldecott. The work includes stories such as 'The Milk-Maid', 'The Fox Jumps Over the parson's Gate' and much more. Caldecott was British illustrator known best for his children's books illustrations.Undated, dated by copies held on Jisc and the inscription to the front. In the publisher's original pictorial cloth. Externally smart with fading to the boards and spine, handling marks, creasing to the rear and bumping and wear to the extremities. Front hinge starting with an old ink inscription dated 1899 to the front… Read More