First Volume of Caldecott's Toy Books
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First Volume of Caldecott's Toy Books
R[andolph] Caldecott, illus. R. CALDECOTT'S PICTURE BOOK. Vol. I., including The House that Jack Built, The Diverting History of John Gilpin by William Cowper, An Elegy on the Death of a Mad Dog by Oliver Goldsmith, and The Babes in the Wood. [London]: George Routledge & Sons, [late 1870s]. Paperbacks. Illustrated wraps, (2) with additional ribbon bindings, all edges gilt., stored loose in red cloth box with metal latch. Engraved and printed by Edmund Evans. Includes original "Book Mark" advertising Caldecott's Toy Books.
6 1/4 x 5 1/2 in. (box); 5 3/8 x 4 9/16 in. each
From the Collection of Professor Roberto Severino, Washington, D.C.
Additional high-resolution photos are available at www.lelandlittle.com
R[andolph] Caldecott, illus. R. CALDECOTT'S PICTURE BOOK. Vol. I., including The House that Jack Built, The Diverting History of John Gilpin by William Cowper, An Elegy on the Death of a Mad Dog by Oliver Goldsmith, and The Babes in the Wood. [London]: George Routledge & Sons, [late 1870s]. Paperbacks. Illustrated wraps, (2) with additional ribbon bindings, all edges gilt., stored loose in red cloth box with metal latch. Engraved and printed by Edmund Evans. Includes original "Book Mark" advertising Caldecott's Toy Books.
6 1/4 x 5 1/2 in. (box); 5 3/8 x 4 9/16 in. each
From the Collection of Professor Roberto Severino, Washington, D.C.
Additional high-resolution photos are available at www.lelandlittle.com
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Box with rubbed corners, spine scuffed, front cover joint broken, still opens and closes fully; wraps scuffed, corners rubbed, (1) book with top corner slightly bent, mild paper bubbling; pages lightly toned with offsetting from illustrations, otherwise extremely clean. Complete set of Volume 1 with numerous color and b&w illustrations.
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First Volume of Caldecott's Toy Books
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