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THE STORY OF MOTHER GOOSE
by Adams, Frank
- Used
- first
- Condition
- Near fine.
- Seller
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Silver Spring, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
London, Glasgow, Bombay: Blackie and Son Limited, 1911. Near fine.. First edition of this evocatively illustrated MOTHER GOOSE book, a scarce and highly sought version in particularly nice condition. Noted for his skill as a landscape painter, Frank Adams gives his lovely nursery rhyme illustrations a lush sense of depth, and his cheerful characters are evocative of Cecil Aldin. A lovely edition, with an amusing gift inscription in French. 11'' x 8.25''. Original red cloth-backed boards with color pictorial paste-on. Color pictorial endpapers of the arrival of MOTHER GOOSE. Color pictorial frontispiece with 11 full-page color plates and numerous in-text black and white illustrations. [13] leaves, folded at fore-edges. Early gift inscription in French to first blank that translates to "To the craziest of all English babies / Buttercup." Binding with light edgewear, small spot of soil to spine; boards a touch bowed at outer edges. Leaves sharp and bright.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Type Punch Matrix
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 45242
- Title
- THE STORY OF MOTHER GOOSE
- Author
- Adams, Frank
- Book Condition
- Used - Near fine.
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Blackie and Son Limited
- Place of Publication
- London, Glasgow, Bombay
- Date Published
- 1911
- Keywords
- 20th century,English & British,Picture Book,Nursery Rhymes
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About the Seller
Type Punch Matrix
Biblio member since 2020
Silver Spring, Maryland
About Type Punch Matrix
Type Punch Matrix is a rare book firm founded by Rebecca Romney and Brian Cassidy. TPM is a member firm of the Antiquarian Booksellers Association of America and upholds their Code of Ethics.
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