Victorian Color Picture Book
by Cott, Jonathan
- Used
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Van Nuys, California, United States
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About This Item
The Stonehill Publishing Co., NY, 1983; First Edition; large 8vo, 184 pages; illustrated. A selection of the best work produced for children during the Victorian period, featuring stories and artwork by Randolph Caldecott, Walter Crane, Kate Greenaway, Richard Doyle, Andrews Lang, R.M. Ballentine, et al., with lengthy opening commentary by Maurice Sendak. Includes the complete texts of Caldecott’s "Hey Diddle Diddle" and "Baby Bunting," and a number of selections from Kate Greenaway’s "Mother Goose." Lavishly illustrated with 127 brilliant full-color plates in all, plus 46 b&w drawings. A beautiful and informative book featuring some of the finest work produced for children’s books in nineteenth century England. Fine, in a Near Fine dust jacket. Clean, crisp, bright, sharp, no chips, no tears, no ownership signatures or any other markings of any kind.
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Details
- Bookseller
- AARDWOLF Fine Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 4075
- Title
- Victorian Color Picture Book
- Author
- Cott, Jonathan
- Book Condition
- Used
- Publisher
- The Stonehill Publishing Co.
- Place of Publication
- NY,
- Date Published
- 1983
- Keywords
- Children’s Books, Art, Illustrated Books, Victorian Books, Caldecott, Kate Greenaway, Illustration Art, Cat In The Fiddle
- Bookseller catalogs
- Children and Juveniles;
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