Item #23797 The Song Of Sixpence Picture Book Containing Sing A Song of Sixpence; Princess Belle-Etoile; An Alphabet Of Old Friends; With The Original Coloured Designs By Walter Crane Including A Preface And Other Embellishments. Walter Crane.
The Song Of Sixpence Picture Book Containing Sing A Song of Sixpence; Princess Belle-Etoile; An Alphabet Of Old Friends; With The Original Coloured Designs By Walter Crane Including A Preface And Other Embellishments

The Song Of Sixpence Picture Book Containing Sing A Song of Sixpence; Princess Belle-Etoile; An Alphabet Of Old Friends; With The Original Coloured Designs By Walter Crane Including A Preface And Other Embellishments

London & New York: John Lane, 1909. Hardcover. 27.5 x 23 cm. A composite of three titles under one roof with all original decorated wrappers bound-in. In the preface Crane notes, "Thus we launch another volume of our series, like a fairy ship with a rather mixed cargo, in the hope that to change the metaphor - like the blackbird-pie, it may prove, when opened, to be a pretty dish......" Title printed in red and black. Interior contents very fresh and clean. Slight puckering to front cover cloth. OSBORNE, p.677. Orig. green illustrated cloth. Near fine. Item #23797

Price: $350.00

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