{"product_id":"under-the-window-pictures-rhymes-for-children-kate-greenaway-1st-ed","title":"Under the Window: Pictures \u0026 Rhymes for Children, Kate Greenaway — 1st Ed","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublication:\u003c\/b\u003e London, George Routledge \u0026amp; Sons, [1878]\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormatting:\u003c\/b\u003e 4to, pp. 64.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Report:\u003c\/b\u003e Good. The original quarter green cloth and glazed pictorial boards remain fundamentally sound, though they present with noticeable rubbing and moderate shelf-wear commensurate with a well-read nineteenth-century children's book. The extremities are visibly worn, with the underlying boards exposed at the bumped corners and along the edges. The cloth spine exhibits moderate fraying and structural fatigue at the head and tail, yet internally, the binding retains its integrity without major splitting. The text block is pleasingly clean, with only sporadic handling marks and faint occasional spotting that do not detract from the vibrant colour-printing. A neatly affixed bookplate to the front pastedown constitutes the only major internal marking, leaving this a respectable, complete example of a fragile title.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCatalogue Note:\u003c\/b\u003e First Edition, mixed Early Issue. This copy retains significant early issue points, most notably the absence of publisher’s ornaments around the name of the printer, Edmund Evans, on the title page. As is typical of this delicate early printing, it captures Greenaway’s original aesthetic vision before overwhelming commercial demand necessitated subsequent typesetting and illustrative alterations. The volume is profusely and charmingly illustrated throughout with Greenaway's iconic colour wood-engravings, masterfully executed by Evans.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis copy boasts a distinguished provenance, bearing the armorial bookplate (\"Constant and True\") of James Anderson Rose (1819–1890) affixed to the front pastedown. Rose was a prominent Victorian solicitor, print collector, and a key patron of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood, famous for legally representing and advising major figures such as James Abbott McNeill Whistler and Dante Gabriel Rossetti.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTrue early printings of Greenaway’s debut solo work are scarce on the open market. Because of its immediate popularity, the book sold out quickly, leading to numerous rapid reprints and pirated editions. Surviving copies in their original boards that have escaped heavy childhood destruction remain highly sought after by collectors of Victorian illustration.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eKate Greenaway’s landmark debut, \u003ci\u003eUnder the Window\u003c\/i\u003e, revolutionised children's literature upon its release, establishing the \"Greenaway vogue\" of the late Victorian era. Composed entirely of her own original rhymes and pictures, the book captures a remarkably idyllic, innocent vision of childhood, populated by cherubic children in nostalgic Regency dress. Her collaboration with the master colour-printer Edmund Evans resulted in a commercial and artistic triumph, shifting the aesthetic standards for picture books and cementing Greenaway’s legacy as one of the most influential illustrators of the nineteenth century.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Broadhursts Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54476181274963,"sku":"4893","price":225.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0960\/1469\/6787\/files\/20260727_155052.jpg?v=1785767898","url":"https:\/\/broadhurstsbooks.com\/products\/under-the-window-pictures-rhymes-for-children-kate-greenaway-1st-ed","provider":"Broadhursts Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}