The Complete Collection Of Randolph Caldecott's Contributions To The "Graphic"
by Caldecott, Randolph; Arthur Locker (Preface)
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- Hardcover
- Signed
- Condition
- Very Good+
- Seller
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Summerville, South Carolina, United States
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About This Item
London: George Routledge and Sons. Very Good+. 1888. Limited Edition. Cloth. An attractive limited edition of 1,250, this one being number 1,215. Wear to spine ends and cover corners, light rubbing to edges, boards with minor soiling; internally fine, chromolithographs are clean and crisp. . Signed by publisher George Routledge and printer Edmund Evans at limitation page. ; Famed illustrator Randolph Caldecott (1846 - 1886) was a frequent contibutor to the pages of the "Graphic" after the succes of his illustrations of Washington Irving's "Old Christmas"; besides other occasional contibutions, nearly every Summer and Chrismas Number was enlivened by the designs of his joyous pencil. (from Locker's Preface); Folio; 339, [1] pages .
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- Bookseller
- Books Tell You Why, Inc.
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 26850
- Title
- The Complete Collection Of Randolph Caldecott's Contributions To The "Graphic"
- Author
- Caldecott, Randolph; Arthur Locker (Preface)
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good+
- Edition
- Limited Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- George Routledge and Sons
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1888
- Keywords
- Collectible Out-of-print Rare, Juvenile Literature Picture Book, Signed
- Bookseller catalogs
- Awarded Illustrators; Awarded Books / Caldecott Medal; By Year Of Issue / 1880s;
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