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WALTER CRANE'S PICTURE BOOK
No author listed. Illustrated by Walter Crane.
Stock no. 1320310
Published by Frederick Warne & Co.. 1st 1900. Almost very good condition.

Comprising of The Baby's Opera, The Baby's Bouquet and The Baby's Own Aesop. Ltd edition of 500 copies in the UK and 250 copies in the USA. White spine with gilt title, pale brown cloth. 192 pages with top edge gilt and other edges untrimmed. Colour illustrations throughout. This is copy no. 489. White spine is grubby and split at edges. Spine and corners bumped. Cloth slightly grubby/marked. Foxing to endpapers. Light foxing and light fingermarks to page margins.

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THE BABY'S OPERA
No author listed. Illustrated by Walter Crane.
Stock no. 1818417
Published by George Routledge & Sons. 1st 1877. Good condition.

Brown cloth spine, brown pictorial boards. Black endpapers. Colour illustrations and text decorations printed by Edmund Evans. Board edges rubbed, corners worn. Free front endpaper starting to detach from bottom. Inscription in ink to half-title page. Rear hinge split but binding hanging on. Page 49/50 and 55/56 is detached but present. Other hinges pulled. Contents therefore fragile in binding. A few grubby marks to contents.

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THE BABY'S BOUQUET
Written by Lucy Crane. Illustrated by Walter Crane.
Stock no. 1818416
Published by George Routledge & Sons. 1st 1878. Good condition.

Brown cloth spine, pictorial boards. Square format. Decorated endpapers. Printed in colours by Edmund Evans. "A Fresh Bunch of Old Rhymes and Tunes". Companion volume to "The Baby's Opera". Corners worn, boards a little browned. Cloth spine is fraying and has a couple of small pinholes to lower rear edge. Front joint split but binding thread holding. Contemporary gift inscription in ink to half-title page. Hinges pulled. A few margin marks.

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THE SLEEPING BEAUTY AND BLUE BEARD
Written by Walter Crane. Illustrated by Walter Crane.
Stock no. 1318036
Published by John Lane The Bodley Head. 1st 1914. Almost very good condition.

Small format, 14 x 11cm. Grey/green pictorial boards. Full-page colour plates. Spine and corners bumped and rubbed. Covers a bit grubby. A couple of hinges are slightly cracked. A few small foxspots else contents clean.

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GRANDMOTHER DEAR
Written by Mrs. Molesworth. Illustrated by Walter Crane.
Stock no. 1317965
Published by Macmillan & Co.. 1895. Good condition.

Blue cloth with dark blue title to spine and decorations to front cover. Gilt title to front. B/w illustrations. Spine and corners bumped and worn. Spine and cover edges browned. Front free-endpaper is missing. Foxing and grubby fingermarks to contents.

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THE BABY'S BOUQUET
No author listed. Illustrated by Walter Crane.
Stock no. 1317861
Published by Frederick Warne & Co.. pre 1919. Good condition.

A fresh bunch of old rhymes and tunes, with music. A Companion to the 'Baby's Opera'. Brown cloth spine. Green and cream pictorial boards. Colour pictures printed by Edmund Evans. Covers edge worn and scuffed. Some light foxing else contents clean.

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THE BABY'S BOUQUET
Written by Lucy Crane. Illustrated by Walter Crane.
Stock no. 2130295
Published by George Routledge & Sons. Good condition.

Brown cloth spine, pictorial boards. Square format. Decorated endpapers. Printed in colours by Edmund Evans. "A Fresh Bunch of Old Rhymes and Tunes". Companion volume to "The Baby's Opera". Rebacked (new spine). Original covers; some paper chipping, with loss. Heavy wear and bumping to corners. Contents have some tape/paper repairs to binding/pages. Chipping to page edges, some browning. A reading copy.

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THE SLEEPING BEAUTY AND BLUE BEARD
Written by Walter Crane. Illustrated by Walter Crane.
Stock no. 2128334
Published by John Lane The Bodley Head. 1st 1914. Very good condition.

Small format, 14 x 11cm. Grey/green pictorial boards. Full-page colour plates. Bumping and wear to spine and corners. Small inscription in ink to bottom of front pastedown. Foxing to endpapers, outer page edges and a few page margins.

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SHAKESPEARE'S COMEDY OF THE MERRY WIVES OF WINDSOR
Written by William Shakespeare. Illustrated by Walter Crane.
Stock no. 1507573
Published by George Allen. 1st 1894. Almost very good condition.

Presented In Eight Pen Designs by Walter Crane. Signed Limited Edition of 650 copies, 600 of which are for sale. Engraved and printed by Duncan C. Dallas. Very large format. 14.75 x 11.5" approx. Green cloth with gilt titles and vignettes. Plates are mounted on thick card with paper guards. No text. Copy no: 10. Spine and corners bumped with wear. Some foxing and a few small marks to covers. Front joint cracked, rear joint starting to crack. Light corner crease to both endpapers, title page and signature page. Some foxing and browning to contents. Foxing to first plate and just a couple of fox spots to second plate.

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THE BABY'S OPERA
No author listed. Illustrated by Walter Crane.
Stock no. 1314407
Published by George Routledge & Sons. 1st 1877. Very good condition.

Brown cloth spine, brown pictorial boards. Black endpapers. Colour illustrations and text decorations printed by Edmund Evans. Spine bumped. Corners worn with slight loss to lower front corner. Foxing to contents which are otherwise clean.

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A MASQUE OF DAYS
No author listed. Illustrated by Walter Crane.
Stock no. 385556
Published by Cassell & Co. Ltd.. 1st 1901. Very good condition.

From the last essays of Elia. Attractive pictorial boards, cream cloth spine. Blue and yellow decorated endpapers. Pretty colour illustrations on every page. Unpaginated. Pages printed one side only and unopened. 11 x 8.5". Cover edges worn. Some scuffing/rubbing to covers. Inscription in ink to verso of front endpaper. Light fingermarks to page margins else contents clean.

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A MASQUE OF DAYS
No author listed. Illustrated by Walter Crane.
Stock no. 819347
Published by Cassell & Co. Ltd.. 1st 1901. Good condition.

From the last essays of Elia. Attractive pictorial boards, cream cloth spine. Blue and yellow decorated endpapers. Pretty colour illustrations on every page. Unpaginated. Pages printed one side only and unopened. 11 x 8.5". Covers scuffed, edges & corners worn, Top & tail and front edge of spine a little frayed. Prize plate to front pastedown. Rear joint pulled. A few foxspots and light marks to contents. Small closed tear to lower margin of one page (no loss).

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