Author: Eugene Field; Kenneth Grahame [ed.]
Title: Lullaby-Land: Songs of Childhood
Description: London, John Lane, The Bodley Head, 1898 . First edition. Cloth. The first UK edition of this charming collection of children's poetry by American writer Eugene Field, selected and edited by Kenneth Grahame. The first edition thus of this work.A charming poetry volume with poems taken from five previously published works by American writer Eugene Field, who was known as the "poet of childhood".Illustrated with by a frontispiece, title page, and numerous vignettes by prolific British book illustrator Charles Robinson. Collated, complete.With a twelve page publisher's catalogue to the rear, dated 1898 as called for.With the bookplate of Rose Mabel Lewis to the front pastedown.A delightful volume featuring poems including 'The Dinkey-Bird', 'Telling the Bees', and 'The Rock-a-By Lady&apos. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Bumping to back strip head and tail, with discolouration to back strip and board perimeters. Tide marks to centre of front board, and tail of rear board. Bookplate to front pastedown. Internally, firmly bound. Pages clean and bright. Good . Ill.: Charles Robinson. Good .

Keywords: Lullaby-land : songs of childhood Eugene Field Charles Robinson Lullaby Land Eugene Field Charles Robinson


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