Kate Greenaway Pictures, Kate Greenaway — 1st Edition

£300.00

Kate Greenaway Pictures, Kate Greenaway — 1st Edition

Name: Kate Greenaway Pictures, Kate Greenaway — 1st Edition
Brand: Broadhursts Books
SKU: 6004
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Publication: London, Frederick Warne and Co. Ltd., 1921

Formatting: 4to, pp. 11, [41].

Condition Report: Very Good. The volume remains securely bound and square, retaining a firm structural integrity beneath its jacket. The text block is pleasingly bright and crisp, showing minor age-toning to the top edge but remaining largely free from the foxing that often plagues works of this period. Crucially, the photogravure frontispiece and all twenty mounted colour plates remain completely pristine and securely attached. The incredibly scarce original paper dust wrapper exhibits general shelf-wear, slight surface rubbing, and minor chipping to the fragile extremities, alongside some typical darkening to the spine panel, yet it survives remarkably whole and completely functional without any catastrophic loss.

Catalogue Note: This first edition brings together a collection of exquisite, hitherto unpublished drawings and watercolours by Kate Greenaway. The artwork within was originally presented as personal gifts to the eminent art critic John Ruskin, with whom Greenaway shared a complex and enduring correspondence, and other close acquaintances. The volume is notably complete with a photogravure portrait frontispiece of the artist (reproduced from a photograph taken by herself) and twenty delicately mounted colour plates.

While the book itself is a desirable part of any Golden Age illustration collection, it is the survival of the original paper dust wrapper that makes this copy particularly noteworthy.

Due to its fragile nature, the jacket is exceedingly scarce on the open market, making this an uncommon find for the serious collector.

A charming and intimate retrospective of the beloved Victorian illustrator Kate Greenaway. Compiled twenty years after her death, this volume brings to the public eye a selection of private artworks originally gifted to John Ruskin and other personal friends. Accompanied by a thoughtful appreciation from H. M. Cundall, the book stands as a beautiful testament to Greenaway’s delicate, nostalgic aesthetic and her enduring influence on the history of book illustration.

Book Condition: Very Good

Book Authors: Kate Greenaway & H. M. Cundall

Book Publisher: Frederick Warne and Co. Ltd.

Book Language: English

Narrative Type: Antiquarian

Genre: Art & Architecture

Book edition: First Edition

Signed: No

Book Pages: 52

Book Publication Year: 1921

Book Publication Date:

Book Binding: Hardcover with Dust Jacket

Illustrator: Kate Greenaway

Book Series: N/A

Country/region of manufacture: London, United Kingdom

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