Dame Wiggins of Lee, and her Seven Wonderful Cats: A Humorous Tale written principally by a Lady of Ninety

John Ruskin

Verlag: George Allen, London, 1885

Beschreibung

A bright facsimile edition of the 1823 edition of John Ruskin's famous children's tale with new illustrations by Kate Greenaway. Facsimile reprint of this book of nursery rhymes edited with additional verses by John Ruskin, this edition with twenty-two new woodcuts by celebrated Victorian illustrator Kate Greenaway.A humorous illustrated tale following elder Dame Wiggins and her seven cats, originally published in 1823. John Ruskin was an influential Victorian figure in English culture. He was a prolific author on subjects as varied as geology, architecture, myth, ornithology, literature, education, botany and political economy. In all of his writing, he emphasised the connections between nature, art and society. In the original publisher's full cloth binding. Externally very smart with minor shelf wear only, lightly bumped to head and tail of spine and extremities, boards only lightly marked. Previous owner's gift inscription to front free endpaper, dated 1886. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright and clean. Very Good Indeed. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 858A32

Bibliografische Details

Titel: Dame Wiggins of Lee, and her Seven Wonderful...

Verlag: George Allen, London

Erscheinungsdatum: 1885

Einband: Cloth

Illustrator: Kate Greenaway

Zustand: Very Good Indeed

Art des Buches: book