{"product_id":"red-riding-hood-traditional-1st-edition-1st-issue","title":"Red Riding Hood, Traditional — 1st Edition, 1st Issue","description":"\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"4\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublication\u003c\/strong\u003e: London, F. Warne \u0026amp; Co., c. 1866\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"4\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormatting\u003c\/strong\u003e: 4to, pp. [8].\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"5\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"5\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eCondition Report\u003c\/b\u003e Good. A remarkable survival of a fragile Victorian toy book, though bearing expected signs of its age and intended use. The original pictorial paper wrappers remain fully intact but exhibit moderate surface soiling, edge wear, and subtle creasing across the corners. The spine fold remains somewhat delicate, showing minor rubbing and rubbing-induced colour loss. Internally, the pages display significant offsetting from the colour plates onto the opposing blank versos, alongside scattered foxing and handling marks throughout the margins. Crucially, the binding remains secure, and the four vibrant colour plates themselves are bright, striking, and completely free of the juvenile scribbles or structural tears that typically plague children's softcover publications of this era.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"6\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"6\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eCatalogue Note\u003c\/b\u003e This exceptionally early production by F. Warne \u0026amp; Co. represents a highly desirable first issue, identifiable by the typographical error \"BEDEORD ST.\" printed on the rear wrapper. Early print runs of these paper-bound children's books were frequently read to pieces in the nursery, making surviving first-issue copies with fully intact wrappers a genuine rarity on the open market.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"7\"\u003eThe work is wonderfully illustrated with four full-page, vibrant colour plates, likely early chromolithographs or Kronheim oil colour prints, capturing the iconic moments of the tale. Unconventionally, the extended prose of the story is eschewed within the book block itself; instead, the narrative is condensed into a single elegant poem printed directly on the back cover, allowing the vibrant plates to take centre stage.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"8\"\u003eA vibrant and scarce Victorian reimagining of the classic fairy tale. This early toy book relies almost entirely on its striking, full-page colour illustrations to carry the narrative of Little Red Riding Hood's fateful journey through the woods. With the entire story condensed into an elegant poem on the back cover, this piece stands as a beautiful example of early mass-market children's publishing, designed specifically to capture the visual imagination of 19th-century youth.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Broadhursts Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54221083148627,"sku":"4300","price":200.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0960\/1469\/6787\/files\/20260611_151301.jpg?v=1783411165","url":"https:\/\/broadhurstsbooks.com\/products\/red-riding-hood-traditional-1st-edition-1st-issue","provider":"Broadhursts Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}