first edition
1988 · New York
by Hague, Michael; Stevenson, Robert Louis
New York: Henry Holt and Company, 1988. Fine.. First Michael Hague-illustrated edition of this collection of short rhymes for young readers. Michael Hague's detailed art is very much in the aesthetic tradition of Golden Age artists like Howard Pyle and Arthur Rackham. His illustrations for collections of classic stories make his art a touchstone of many childhoods. 12'' x 8.75''. Original cloth-backed pictorial boards. Illustrated in color. 52 pages. Price stickers to front and rear boards. Tight.
(Inventory #: 47748)