first edition Full Calf
London
London: Frederick Warne and Co. . First Edition. Full Calf. Very Good. N.d., circa 1870. 12mo. 18.5 by 14 cm. Stories and nursery rhymes include "Sing-a-Song of Sixpence", "The Frog who Would a Wooing Go", "The Three Little Pigs", "The Ugly Duckling", "Puss in Boots", "Dame Trot and Her Cat", "The Old Woman and Her Pig", "Tom Thumb", "The Three Bears", "Jack and the Bean Stalk", "Diamonds and Toads", and "Hop o' My Thumb". Each story with 10 pages of text (each story with its own paginations), and six chromo color plates. Chromolithography by Kronheim. Rebound in full calf, with gilt title. Osbourne Vol 1 p. 21. Scattered soiling. A few early corners with tiny loss. First plate with corner paper repair, with added paper not touching image. A few scratches on the leather binding.
(Inventory #: 005198)