[Gaskin, Georgie Cave] Horn-Book Jingles by Gaskin, Mrs. Arthur - 1896

London: The Leadenhall Press, 1896. First Edition. First Edition. Tall octavo, 9 x 5 inches. Original grey-green cloth with black stamped illustration to both covers, lettering to spine. Top edge gilt, bottom edge uncut. Unpaginated with 71 superb pages of jingles and black and white illustrations by Georgie Gaskin (title slightly tinted] concerning the horn book. Printed on thick card paper, on one side only. With three pages of advertisements, one at the beginning for Andrew Tuer's "History of the Horn Book, (1896), and two at the rear. Covers with wear causing some fading of the black ink used in blocking, corners and edges showing wear, internally quite clean and bright, and the text block is tight for a thick book such as this, owing to the paper size. Housed in the same style contemporary morocco backed folders and slipcase as others from the same Gaskin collection in our possession.