1886
by Hindley, Charles
1886. London: Charles Hindley, 1886.
4to, xlii, 308 pp. With some 230 woodcuts including 42 by Bewick, some on colored backgrounds. Original quarter white paper and boards, a bit worn but sound, lower hinge cracked but sounds, binder’s ticket present.
§ Limited to 250 copies of the large paper edition. “One class of literature which Jemmy Catnach made almost his own, was children's farthing and halfpenny books. Among these are :-
The Tragical Death of an Apple Pie
The House that Jack Built
Jumping Joan
The Butterflys' Ball and Grasshoppers' Feast
Jerry Diddle and his Fiddle
Nurse Love-Child's (truncated)
4to, xlii, 308 pp. With some 230 woodcuts including 42 by Bewick, some on colored backgrounds. Original quarter white paper and boards, a bit worn but sound, lower hinge cracked but sounds, binder’s ticket present.
§ Limited to 250 copies of the large paper edition. “One class of literature which Jemmy Catnach made almost his own, was children's farthing and halfpenny books. Among these are :-
The Tragical Death of an Apple Pie
The House that Jack Built
Jumping Joan
The Butterflys' Ball and Grasshoppers' Feast
Jerry Diddle and his Fiddle
Nurse Love-Child's (truncated)