Author: Robert Browning Title: The Pied Piper of Hamelin
Description: London, George Routledge and Sons, [1888]. First edition. Hardback. First edition of Robert Browning's poem dedicated to the legendary Pied Piper, adorned with delightful plates by Kate Greenaway. First edition, mixed issues, meeting the following first issue points: thirty-five illustrations by Kate Greenaway; copyright statement on verso title page; and 'Glasgow' to title page. With dark green endpapers instead of than blue.Robert Browning's poem concerning the legendary Pied Piper of Hamelin, a well-known German tale concerning the disappearance of many children in Lower Saxony, which originated in the Middle Ages.Featuring thirty-five colourful plates by beloved Victorian artist and writer Kate Greenaway. In the original publisher's quarter cloth binding over paper covered boards. Externally smart with shelf wear, bumped to head and tail of spine and rubbing to extremities. Internally, firmly bound. Pages generally clean with only occasional minor handling mark. Good . Ill.: Kate Greenaway. Good .
Keywords: robert browning kate greenaway first editions pied piper kate greenaway Kate Greenaway
Price: GBP 88.00 = appr. US$ 125.66 Seller: Rooke Books
- Book number: 831A67
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