1880 · London
by Weatherly, F. E.; Greenaway, Kate
London: W. Mack, 1880. Very good.. First edition of this book for noting the birthdates of acquaintances, with verse and illustrations by Kate Greenaway and others. Kate Greenaway achieved great success in 1878 with her first solo publication UNDER THE WINDOW, and quickly became a household name. This achievement came after years of study at the National Art Training School and the Heatherley School of Fine Art, where she rubbed shoulders with the likes of Elizabeth Thompson (later Lady Butler), Edward Burne-Jones, and Walter Crane. Her style, featuring rosy-cheeked children and young adults, captures a romantic and cheerful brand of Victorian childhood (truncated)