Author: CRANE, WALTER (1845-1905),
Title: Queen Summer or the journey of the Lily & the Rose penned & Portrayed. by...[First edition].
Description: London-Paris & Melbourne, Cassell & Co., 1891. Large 8°. Original clothbacked glazed publ. boards, covertitle in bold black and red type. Frontside illuminated in decorative coloured lithography, pre-raphaelite design style printed within ornamental design, lower outer cover in a less abundant coloured and lithographed design. Coloured lithographed and illustrated ti.-p. with large coloured initials, 40pp. of coloured and lithographed plates with text, large coloured and decoravive initials, text in gothick script. [9]pp. of publ. list and advertising at rear end. Beautiful and elaboratl illuminatede pre-raphaelite style english language romantic juvenile story, written and illustrated by Walter Crane an English artist and illustrator. He is considered to be the most prolific and influential children's book creator of his generation. He was part of the Art and Craft Movement. Good to very good copy. (corners and spine-ends a bit rubbed, contents clean and crisp).

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