The Nursery Rhyme Book
Author(s):
Lang, Andrew (editor)
Illustrator(s):
Brooke, L Leslie
| Binding: | Hardcover |
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| Size: | 6 - 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall |
| Volume Condition: | Good |
| Dust Jacket: | No |
| Edition: | 1st Edition |
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| Impression: | 1st Impression |
| Language: | English |
| Publisher Name: | Frederick Warne & Co |
| Publication Year: | 1897 |
| Publication Place: | London, UK |
| SKU: | 029209 |
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| Categories: | Children's Books - Pre-School, Early Readers and Early Learning , Children's Books - Vintage , Vintage Books |
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First edition, first printing. 288pp, with over 100 wood engraved drawings by Brooke, including frontispiece and decorated title page, full page plate and in-text illustrations. Green decorated cloth-covered boards with tipped in colour illustration on front panel, black decorations front and spine, gilt and black titles. Decorated endpapers. 8vo. Cloth a little worn, gently rubbed at corners, spine tips and on joints, a few mild marks. Veru slightly cocked. Clean and bright internally but the gutter ahead of the half-title page is cracked, and there is a small scribble in the lower margin of p.7.
A collection of Nursery Rhymes edited by Andrew Lang, perhaps best remembered for his 'fairy books'. It includes proverbs, lullabies, riddles, tales, songs and more.
Keywords:
Fairy Tales
Nursery Rhymes
Andrew Lang
