Author: Anonymoys
Title: Childhood: Twelve Page Illustrations Printed in Colours with Ornamental Letterpresses
Description: London, Frederick Warne and Co, c1872 . Cloth. A very scarce Victorian era children's work, in which colour illustrations are accompanied by classic nursery rhymes. A very scarce work.Illustrated with a colour frontispiece and eleven colour plates, alongside twelve letterpress leaves. Two letterpress leaves have been hand coloured by a prior owner. Collated, complete.A delightful volume in which colour illustrations of children are accompanied by nursery rhymes and classic verses.Undated; dated sometime between 1865 and 1879 by Manchester Metropolitan University, based upon the publisher's address.With the former owner's inscription of Bessie Newman to the half title.From the library of A. P. Watt & A. S. Watt of A. P. Watt and Son, literary agent of Rudyard Kipling. In the publisher's original pictorial cloth binding. Bumping to back strip head and tail, with small loss of cloth to back strip tail. Discolouration to board perimeters. Head of rear joint starting, with board a touch tender. Front hinge strained, and somewhat tender. Former owner's inscription to half title. Internally, binding a touch strained. Pages a touch age toned, with only the odd spot and handling mark. Lacking frontispiece tissue guard. Two letterpress leaves have been hand coloured by a prior owner. Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Good .

Keywords: victorian children's literature rnamental letterpress frederick warne childhood rnamental letterpress Not Stated


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