Author: Andrew W. Tuer [ed]
Title: Pages and Pictures from Forgotten Children&Apos;S Books
Description: London, The Leadenhall Press Ltd, 1898-9. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this collection of children's illustrations and stories from various forgotten children's books, compiled and shared by Andrew W. Tuer. The first edition. Illustrated profusely throughout with four hundred monochrome illustrations including a frontispiece, illustrated title page, vignettes and plates. Collated complete. This collection of artwork and pages from children's books was collected by Andrew W. Tuer and aims to preserve the artwork and texts from works that may have been lost to time or forgotten.Publisher's catalogue to the rear. In the publisher's original gilt cloth. Externally very smart with bumping and rubbing to the extremities, slight fading to the spines and wear the head of the spine. Old ink inscription dated 1899 to the front pastedown with spotting and age toning to the endpapers. Front hinge starting after the frontispiece. Internally firmly bound with lightly age toned and generally clean with the odd spot, heavier to the front and rear. Very Good . Ill.: None stated. Very Good .

Keywords: First edition Children's books Children's fiction Fiction Children's books Illustrated None stated


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