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R. Caldecott's collection of pictures & songs / [written by William Cowper ... [and others] ; with drawings by R. Caldecott: engraved and printed by E. Evans
by Caldecott, Randolph (1846-1886). Cowper, William (1731-1800)
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- Hardcover
- first
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Galway, Ireland
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About This Item
London : Frederick Warne and Co., 1896. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine copy in the original title-blocked pictorial cloth. Slightest suggestion only of dust-dulling to the spine bands and panel edges. Remains well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description; 237 unnumbered pages (in various pagings) : illustrations (some colour) ; 24 cm. Notes; Originally published in: 1881 or 1883. Re-issued by Frederick Warne & Co. in 1896. -- Randolph Caldecott Society's website. Title from cover. Contents; The diverting history of John Gilpin / William Cowper. -- The house that Jack built / Anon. -- An elegy on the death of a mad dog / Oliver Goldsmith. -- The babes in the wood / Anon. -- The three jovial huntsmen / Anon. -- Sing a song for sixpence / Anon. -- The queen of hearts / Anon. -- The farmer's boy / Anon. Subjects; Nursery rhymes. Genres; Illustrated. Poetry.
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- Bookseller
- MW Books Ltd.
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 370938
- Title
- R. Caldecott's collection of pictures & songs / [written by William Cowper ... [and others] ; with drawings by R. Caldecott: engraved and printed by E. Evans
- Author
- Caldecott, Randolph (1846-1886). Cowper, William (1731-1800)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- London : Frederick Warne and Co.
- Date Published
- 1896
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