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Kate Greenaway's Birthday Book for Children
by Greenaway, Kate
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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About This Item
London: George Routledge and Sons, [1880]. [vi], [4], 126[6]pp. 32mo.(92mm x 92mm). First edition in a variant binding. Original full red morocco with gold gilt lettering and decoration stamped to the front and gilt embossed bands to the spine. Cream coloured endpapers. All edges gilt. Illustrated with 12 full page colour plates and many small illustrations throughout the text. The previous owner has written their name on the ffep and has also added names next to some of the birth dates. Some rubbing along the edges and a small spot of ink to the back board. Overall, a well loved copy in very good condition. Schuster & Engen, 39, 3a.. A lovely little book with 382 illustrations by Greenaway and verses by Mrs. Sale Barker. This is a variant binding of the first edition, which appears to be quite scarce. Along with Randolph Caldecott and Walter Crane, Kate Greenaway was one of the most influential illustrators of her age. Greenaway's illustrations even gave rise to a fashion in young children's clothing in the 1880s and 1890s. 1880
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Details
- Bookseller
- Aquila Books
(CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 141519
- Title
- Kate Greenaway's Birthday Book for Children
- Author
- Greenaway, Kate
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- George Routledge and Sons
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- [1880]
- Keywords
- Kate Greenaway|Birthdays|Juvenile Fiction
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About the Seller
Aquila Books
Biblio member since 2010
Calgary, Alberta
About Aquila Books
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Glossary
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- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- FFEP
- A common abbreviation for Front Free End Paper. Generally, it is the first page of a book and is part of a single sheet that...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
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