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GREENAWAY, Kate (1846-1901)--Marion Henry SPIELMANN and George Somes LAYARD (1857-1925). Kate Greenaway. London: R. & R. Clark for Adam and Charles Black, 1905. 4° (262 x 202mm). Half-title. Original pencil sketch by Greenaway depicting a girl in a hat before a fence, authenticated with John Greenaway's signature on the mount, 80mm. diameter, title vignette after Greenaway, manuscript facsimile of Dobson's poem ''K.G'', colour-printed frontispiece and 53 plates after Greenaway, and 26 half-tone plates and numerous other illustrations and facsimiles after Greenaway and others. (Mount of sketch partially detached from guard.) Contemporary green calf gilt, the covers with borders of 2 gilt fillets, the spine gilt in 6 compartments, contrasting gilt morocco lettering-pieces in 2, the other compartments decorated with gilt frames, gilt turn-ins, top edge gilt (extremities lightly rubbed, spine a little faded). NUMBER 404 OF 500 COPIES SIGNED BY JOHN GREENAWAY WITH AN ORIGINAL PENCIL SKETCH BY KATE GREENAWAY. Thomson 400.
K. GREENAWAY, illustrator, and Myles B. FOSTER, composer. A Day in a Child's Life. London: Edmund Evans for George Routledge and Sons, [?1882]. 4° (241 x 206mm). Colour-printed woodcut frontispiece, half-title, title, and illustrations, 7 full-page, by Evans after Greenaway. (Some spotting, clean tears on C4 and D1 affecting text and illustration.) Later half green crushed morocco by Sangorski and Sutcliffe, the spine titled in gilt, top edge gilt (spine a little faded). Thomson 31a-e.
K. GREENAWAY, illustrator, and Mrs Sale BARKER, author. Birthday Book for Children. London: Edmund Evans for George Routledge, [?1880]. 4° (89 x 89mm). Half-title. Colour-printed woodcut frontispiece and 11 plates, and woodcut illustrations, all by Evans after Greenaway. (Scattered spotting, light offsetting from plates.) Later crushed red morocco gilt by Sangorski and Sutcliffe, gilt fillet borders to covers, the spine gilt in 5 compartments, titled in one, the others decorated with flower tools, gilt turn-ins, gilt edges. Thomson 71. (3)
K. GREENAWAY, illustrator, and Myles B. FOSTER, composer. A Day in a Child's Life. London: Edmund Evans for George Routledge and Sons, [?1882]. 4° (241 x 206mm). Colour-printed woodcut frontispiece, half-title, title, and illustrations, 7 full-page, by Evans after Greenaway. (Some spotting, clean tears on C4 and D1 affecting text and illustration.) Later half green crushed morocco by Sangorski and Sutcliffe, the spine titled in gilt, top edge gilt (spine a little faded). Thomson 31a-e.
K. GREENAWAY, illustrator, and Mrs Sale BARKER, author. Birthday Book for Children. London: Edmund Evans for George Routledge, [?1880]. 4° (89 x 89mm). Half-title. Colour-printed woodcut frontispiece and 11 plates, and woodcut illustrations, all by Evans after Greenaway. (Scattered spotting, light offsetting from plates.) Later crushed red morocco gilt by Sangorski and Sutcliffe, gilt fillet borders to covers, the spine gilt in 5 compartments, titled in one, the others decorated with flower tools, gilt turn-ins, gilt edges. Thomson 71. (3)
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