COPY 2: Pictorial cloth cover darkened and a bit soiled. Spine ends rubbed and slight chipping at bottom of spine. Corners bumped. Pencil mark on back cover. Back fly-leaf folded and soiled. Some soiling on several pages and two pages have corners torn off. Tears do not affect type or illustrations. Binding is solid. Includes The milkmaid, Hey Diddle Diddle, Baby Bunting, The Fox Jumps Over the Parson's Gate and ten other nursery rhymes/songs. Bookseller Inventory # 109
Price: US$¬ 110.00
Price: US$¬ 110.00
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Randolph Caldecott, Illustrator
R. Caldecott's Second Collection of Pictures & Songs
ND (1885) London: NY; Frederick Warne & Co. 4to oblong (7.75X9 inches) including nine illustrated nursery rhymes. Original pictorial cloth gilt over bevelled boards, dustwrapper (edges a little torn and chipped, piece missing from head of spine). Each title separately paginated and illustrated throughout, with numerous colour-printed plates engraved and printed by Edmund Evans
R. Caldecott's Second Collection of Pictures & Songs
ND (1885) London: NY; Frederick Warne & Co. 4to oblong (7.75X9 inches) including nine illustrated nursery rhymes. Original pictorial cloth gilt over bevelled boards, dustwrapper (edges a little torn and chipped, piece missing from head of spine). Each title separately paginated and illustrated throughout, with numerous colour-printed plates engraved and printed by Edmund Evans
COPY 1: Later printing with cloth covers and VG dust wrapper. Wrapper has pastedown at center and titles in red. Original pictorial cloth gilt over bevelled boards, Dustwrapper: (edges a little torn and chipped, piece missing from head of spine. See image to the left). Book is Very Fine except light foxing only on endpapers. Bookseller Inventory # 6016 Price $300.00