E. V. B.; [Eleanor Vere Boyle]
A New Child&Apos;S-Play
London, Sampson Low, Marston, Searle, & Rivington, 1879. Cloth. A scarce anthology of poems by Eleanor Vere Boyle, colourfully illustrated in her signature style. A scarce work.An anthology of sixteen short poems for children by Eleanor Vere Boyle, each being accompanied by a striking colour plate.Including: "Trip and Go", "Green Gravel", "Hush-a-Bye, Baby", "The Mouse and the Clock", "The Owl in the Barn", "Miss Muffet", "The Little Brown Owl", "The Little Nut-Tree", "New Year"s Cakes", "Fairy Craft", "The Hoodie Craw", "The Cuckoo Has Come!", "Gone Away!", "The Great Buzzing Bee", and "Our Roses Blooms".Illustrated with an engraved title, and eleven colour plates. Collated, bound without plates IX, XI, XII, XIII, and XVI, in addition to poem XIII. Eleanor Vere Boyle was an eminent Scottish artist of the Victorian era. Her style was influenced by the Pre-Raphaelites, her work being much admired by Rossetti, and she was one of the first women artists to be recognised for her achievements. In the original publisher's cloth binding. Externally, generally smart, a little rubbed. Minor bumping to the head and tail of the spine and to the extremities, resulting in a small amount of loss. A few light marks to the cloth, with a larger mark to the rear board. Internally, text is all disbound. Pages are bright and generally clean, with scattered spots and handling marks. Collated, bound without plates IX, XI, XII, XIII, and XVI, in addition to poem XIII. Fair . Ill.: Eleanor Vere Boyle. Fair .

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