Beschreibung
The limited edition first edition thus of Walter Crane's three popular children's works, illustrated throughout in colour. A limited edition, limited to 500 copies for sale in the United Kingdom, of which this is numbered 278.Walter Crane's three juvenile works in one volume, 'The Baby's Opera', The Baby's Bouquet', and 'The Baby's Own Aesop'. These three works were usually published separately.Illustrated in colour throughout, with illustrations ranging from full-paged depictions of nursery rhymes, to decorative borders.'Opera' is a charming collection of nursery rhymes for children, all put to music, including 'Girls and Boys', 'The Mulberry Bush', 'Oranges and Lemons', and more.Likewise, 'Bouquet' is also a collection of nursery rhymes put to music for children, such as 'Hot Cross Buns', 'London Bridge', 'Polly Put the Kettle On', and more.'Own Aesop' is a reworking of Aesop's fables, worked into rhymes for babies and young children. Aesop's fables are a collection of ethical fables, guiding in religious, social, and political themes.Illustrated and arranged by Walter Crane, one of the most influential children's illustrators of his time. He was an admirer of the Pre-Raphaelites, Italian Renaissance, and Japanese art.Printed by Edmund Evans. Evans was a wood-engraver and full-colour printing, and worked to produce many classic children's books.Evans and Crane begun working together in 1863, and the begun collaborating in 1851 to produce two or three toy books for children each year for over ten years. In the publisher's original paper vellum backed cloth covered boards. Externally, smart. Light handling marks to paper vellum, with bumping to back strip head and tail. Hinges strained, but firmly held. Internally, firmly bound. Pages exceptionally bright, with instances of light handling marks to page perimeters. Very Good. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 915F18
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