First published in 1842, Robert Browning's poetic version of the legend about the lost children of Hamelin is sub-titled 'A Child's Story' and was originally intended only for the private enjoyment of Willie Macready, young son of the famous actor. Once in print, it became a perennial favourite with generations of children (and compilers of poetry anthologies for children!) Kate Greenaway's illustrations, engraved by her regular printer Edmund Evans, were first published in 1888 and have become as popular as the poem itself ...
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First published in 1842, Robert Browning's poetic version of the legend about the lost children of Hamelin is sub-titled 'A Child's Story' and was originally intended only for the private enjoyment of Willie Macready, young son of the famous actor. Once in print, it became a perennial favourite with generations of children (and compilers of poetry anthologies for children!) Kate Greenaway's illustrations, engraved by her regular printer Edmund Evans, were first published in 1888 and have become as popular as the poem itself, being considered by John Ruskin to be her finest work.
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1986-08-01. Bracken Books. Hardcover. GOOD Text is clear & bright. Beautiful illustrations in both colour & black & white. Inscription on F.E.P. Light foxing & marks on some pages. DJ is marked. DJ price clipped. 11x9.
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Very Good. 1986. hardcover. Clean copy fine in dust wrapper. DW showing light shelf wear. Remains a very good copy.....We ship daily from our Bookshop.
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Greenaway, Kate. Good in Good jacket. 4to-over 9¾"-12" tall. Jacket has light edgewear. Gloss pictorial boards have rubbed edges. Pages are clean, binding is sound. Bep, beb, and final two pages of text have ink scribble in margins.
Edition:
First American Edition Thus; First Printing
Publisher:
Bracken Books
Published:
1986
Alibris ID:
17938459215
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Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1851700080. Yellow cover has modest wear to corners and spine caps and a 1" tear along front hinge but clean, bright, and in very good+ condition. Boards and spine are straight. Binding is tight. Former owner's name on front end sheet. Very faint modest soiling on title page. Pages are clean and near pristine. Dust jacket has light wear along top edge, otherwise clean and pristine. Publisher's price of $11.95 on DJ flap. DJ protected by a brand new, clear, acid-free mylar cover. We add mylar covers to all books with DJs to preserve the DJs and add luster to magnify their beauty. (If pictured, shown without the mylar cover for an accurate representation of dust jacket. ); 10.9 X 8.6 X 0.7 inches; 64 pages.
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Very good. Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority!
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Very good. Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority!