Published by Marcus Ward & Co., London, 1875
Seller: Dave Shoots, Bookseller, Saint John, NB, Canada
Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Six Colour Illustrations By Kate Greenaway (Uncredited) (illustrator). Original reddish-brown blindstamped cloth with floral pastedown decorated in black and lettered in gold on bevelled boards. General wear; worn through at corners and head and foot of spine. All six chromolithographs by Kate Greenaway are present and excellent except for 1/2 inch edge tear in frontispiece. Chromograph Series. Each illustration is accompanied by a well-known, appropriate poem. There is light foxing to endpapers, but interior is essentially clean and easily readable. There are no names or any other writing. 140 pp. plus publisher's catalog. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book.
Publication Date: 2025
Seller: True World of Books, Delhi, India
LeatherBound. Condition: New. BOOKS ARE EXEMPT FROM IMPORT DUTIES AND TARIFFS; NO EXTRA CHARGES APPLY. LeatherBound edition. Condition: New. Reprinted from 1875 edition. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Bound in genuine leather with Satin ribbon page markers and Spine with raised gilt bands. A perfect gift for your loved ones. Pages: 161 NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Pages: 161.
Publication Date: 1875
Seller: Xerxes Fine and Rare Books and Documents, Glen Head, NY, U.S.A.
Condition: VG. London 1875 first edition. Marcus Ward & Co. Hardcover. Sm.4to., 140pp., six bright and strong mounted chromolithograph illustrations on heavy stock, original brown cloth with bright gilt lettering, black decoration, mounted chromolithograph, bevelled board edges. These attractive illustrations were done by Kate Greenaway, but without any printed attribution. Lovely cover of deep brown cloth, gilt lettering, black decoration and a vertical panel of beautiful flowers in bright chromolithography. Owner signed (Louise Savage). light wear to corners and spine ends. Book is in unusually nice condition! VG plus. A beautiful copy! Pictures available on request.