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Title: Pretty Peggy and Other Ballads
Description: London, Sampson Low, Marston, Searle, & Rivington, [1880]. Cloth. A selection of juvenile Victorian poetry, illustrated with beautiful colour illustrations by the American artist Rosina Emmet. A beautiful volume of poetry for children, dedicated to the illustrator's two little sisters.These juvenile poems accompany lovely colourful illustrations by Rosina Emmet, with colour illustrations to almost every page. Rosina Emmet was an American painter who studied with the Impressionist William Merritt Chase. Her illustrations appeared in 'Harper's Magazine', 'Harper's Bazaar', and in many of her own publications. Undated, dated from Jisc from a copy held at the British Library.Collated, complete. In the original publisher's quarter cloth binding with paper to the boards. Externally, smart. Bumping to the extremities has resulted in loss of paper, with lighter bumping to the head and tail of the spine. Joints and head of the boards are sunned. Light marks to the boards and spine. Small bump to the tail of the rear board. Front hinge is starting, rear hinge is strained. Scattered spots to the endpapers. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Good . Ill.: Rosina Emmet. Good .

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