THE FAVOURITE PICTURE BOOK AND NURSERY COMPANION

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(English Picture Book) THE FAVOURITE PICTURE BOOK AND NURSERY COMPANION compiled anew by Uncle Charlie; with four hundred and twenty illustrations by Absolon, Anelay, Bennett [sic] Browne (Phiz), Sir John Gilbert, T. Landseer, Leech, Prout, Harrison Weir, Charles H. Bennett, and others. London: Griffith & Farran; New York: E. P. Dutton & Co., ca. 1865. 4to - 11-7/8" x 9-7/16". AEG. Dark green pictorial cloth covered boards with border, decoration and lettering in gilt to front cover, lettering in black to spine; minor wear at the corners for what is a very lovely copy of the book. Plain endpapers with light spotting. 116 pp. The book is a treasure trove of childhood delights. There is a picture alphabet of birds and beasts, there are popular nursery rhymes, instructional stories, entertaining stories, including Jack and the Giants, which is illustrated by Richard Doyle, there are parables and much, much more; hand colored illustrations throughout with scattered spotting to several of the pages. The condition of the book is VERY GOOD +. RARE and a quite spectacular picture book. N° de ref. del artículo 000724

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