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R. Caldecott's Second Collection of Pictures and Songs
by Caldecott, Randolph
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Very Good Plus
- Seller
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Chico, California, United States
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About This Item
London & New York: Frederick Warne and Co., 1895. Randolph Caldecott (1846-1886) was the most influential children's book illustrator of the late 19th Century; the American Library Association gives a prize every year named in his honor. This is a Fine copy of a posthumous collection (obviously, the second in the series). There is no publication date, but the book matches the points for a Frederick Ware "first," and Copac generally agrees on 1895; who is Quercus to object to that? Highly decorative binding; a greenish tan cloth with a stamped illustration of many of the characters enjoying a feline fiddle concert. Clean text; approximately 192 pages (each section has its own pagination of about 20-24). It is hard to express the beauty of the illustrations - many in color. The scarce dustwrapper is present; Quercus rates it at Very Good Plus, despite the presence of some chipping at the corners and head and foot of the spine. Very fresh and bright. In an archival plastic protector. Rare. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. First Edition.. Decorative Cloth. Fine/Very Good Plus. Illus. by Randolph Caldecott.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Quercus Rare Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 002500
- Title
- R. Caldecott's Second Collection of Pictures and Songs
- Author
- Caldecott, Randolph
- Illustrator
- Randolph Caldecott
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good Plus
- Edition
- First Edition.
- Publisher
- Frederick Warne and Co.
- Place of Publication
- London & New York
- Date Published
- 1895
- Bookseller catalogs
- Children's Literature;
Terms of Sale
Quercus Rare Books
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About the Seller
Quercus Rare Books
Biblio member since 2006
Chico, California
About Quercus Rare Books
Quercus Books seeks out and provides to the discriminating Reader or Collector noteworthy books in the First Edition. Our particular focus is on Modern Literature (roughly from the Second World War to the present) and Irish Authors. We also retain a small stock of non-fiction titles, mostly in the fields of American Western History, American Indians, and the American Civil War. Member of IOBA - the Independent Online Booksellers Association.
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- Dustwrapper
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- Cloth
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- Spine
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- Chipping
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- Fine
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- New
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- First Edition
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