{"product_id":"a-apple-pie-and-traditional-nursery-rhymes-kate-greenaway-1st-edition","title":"A Apple Pie and Traditional Nursery Rhymes, Kate Greenaway — 1st Edition","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA Apple Pie and Traditional Nursery Rhymes, Kate Greenaway — First Everyman's Library Children's Classics Edition\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublication:\u003c\/b\u003e London, Everyman Publishers plc, 2002\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormatting:\u003c\/b\u003e 8vo, pp. 96.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Report:\u003c\/b\u003e Near Fine. The green cloth binding is tight and square, displaying no discernible shelf-wear or bumping to the extremities. The spine's gilt lettering and black harlequin tooling remain vivid and unoxidised, while the inset pictorial plate to the front board is perfectly preserved, bright, and completely free from rubbing. Internally, the pages are crisp, bright, and entirely unmarked, with the binding holding firmly throughout. An exceptionally fresh and well-preserved copy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCatalogue Note:\u003c\/b\u003e First Everyman's Library Children's Classics edition. Beautifully produced, this edition revives Kate Greenaway’s beloved late-Victorian illustrations in their original vibrant colours, supplemented with charming endpaper illustrations by Ernest H. Shepard.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Everyman's Library Children's Classics series is renowned for its high-quality, durable bindings and its commitment to preserving the golden age of children's book illustration. While standard Everyman editions are widely circulated, this specific title is increasingly scarce on the open market, particularly in such a well-preserved, unmarked condition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Apple Pie and Traditional Nursery Rhymes\u003c\/i\u003e brings together Kate Greenaway's charming 1886 alphabet book alongside a delightful selection of classic children's verses. First published during the height of the Arts and Crafts Movement, Greenaway’s vivid, idyllic illustrations evoke a romanticised vision of rural childhood innocence, offering a whimsical escape that remains just as enchanting today as it was to its original Victorian audience.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Broadhursts Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54831002288467,"sku":"5341","price":60.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0960\/1469\/6787\/files\/20260820_104410.jpg?v=1788344452","url":"https:\/\/broadhurstsbooks.com\/products\/a-apple-pie-and-traditional-nursery-rhymes-kate-greenaway-1st-edition","provider":"Broadhursts Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}