Kate Greenaway's Birthday Book, with verses by Mrs. Sale Barker
London and New York: Frederick Warne & Co., Ltd., No date [c. 1918]. Kate GREENAWAY. 48mo square (3 7/8" x 4"); [vi], [4], 5-126, [6]pp; interleaved with lined note pages; maroon pebbled cloth over board, rounded edges, gilt stamped lettering and a vignette of a girl holding a badminton racquet on the front; all edges gilt; fp + 11 additional plates printed by chromoxylography; small line drawings for each day of the year; printed in green and black; fine. (Schuster & Engen 39 (5d)). Item #2196
A lovely little book listing the year's dates, with room to write in the names of those with birthdays. Wonderfully charming illustrations by Kate Greenaway (1846-1901), one of England's most beloved 19th-century children's artists. Short rhyming verses for each day by Lucy Elizabeth Drummond Sale-Barker (1841-1892), an English children's author.
Price: $250.00