The Death and Burial of Cock Robin and the Moving Adventures of Old Dame Trot and Her Comical Cat (2 books) [Facsimile Editions, Osborne Collection of Early Children's Books, Toronto Public Library].
by Darton, William
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- Paperback
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Annandale, New South Wales, Australia
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About This Item
London / Tokyo: Bodley Head / Holp Shuppan, 1982. Facsimile ed.. Each book: Paperback small square, very good condition, frontispiece, black & white plates (1), colour plates (1), in thin card envelope. Both books in same slipcase. 16 + 16 pp. Facsimile edition. The Death and Burial of Cock Robin is a nursery rhyme of ancient origin. William Darton expanded the traditional rhyme with four new verses. This booklet has hand-coloured copperplate illustrations. The Moving Adventures of Old Dame Trot and Her Comical Cat has black and white engraved plates. This rhyme has been known since 1706 and appeared in a chapbook edition published in 1803 by T. Evans. The card envelopes that wrap around each individual booklet add a special touch. (One of a set of 35 handsome facsimiles in 28 slipcases.).
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- Bookseller
- Bookhome Sydney (AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 30587
- Title
- The Death and Burial of Cock Robin and the Moving Adventures of Old Dame Trot and Her Comical Cat (2 books) [Facsimile Editions, Osborne Collection of Early Children's Books, Toronto Public Library].
- Author
- Darton, William
- Book Condition
- Used
- Edition
- Facsimile ed.
- Binding
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Bodley Head / Holp Shuppan
- Place of Publication
- London / Tokyo
- Date Published
- 1982
- Keywords
- children's literature, literature classics, poetry, ephemera, envelopes, britain, facsimile edition, collectible, collectable
- Bookseller catalogs
- CHILDREN'S LITERATURE;
Terms of Sale
Bookhome Sydney
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About the Seller
Bookhome Sydney
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Annandale, New South Wales
About Bookhome Sydney
Friendly family-owned internet bookshop located in Sydney's inner west. Selling books since 1998 (online since 2000). A broad range of quality secondhand and antiquarian books, particularly Australian history and society (Australiana), psychology, health, animals/pets, environment, science, religion, books for children. Mostly nonfiction.
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