Mother Goose: The Old Nursery Rhymes (FIRST EDITION)

Author: (Children's Books) RACKHAM, Arthur
Title: Mother Goose: The Old Nursery Rhymes (FIRST EDITION)
Publication: London: William Heinemann, 1913

Description: Arthur Rackham. Cloth. Very Good.

"I think most of the best known are here. I have chosen those I knew and liked best in my own nursery days" - Arthur Rackham

Important first edition with all 13 color illustrations (including the frontis) intact. Original tissue-guares intact and complete. Bound in the original "sampler" style cloth. Includes Little Bo-Peep, The House that Jack Built, Humpty-Dumpty and dozens more. Light foxing and toning to the endpapers. Light damp-staining to top edge that is visible, but does not detract from the text and/or images. Scuffing and light staining to top of rear cover and spine. A very attractive copy despite the flaws.

Seller ID: 5640

Subject: Children's Books

Back in Time Rare Books

Jacksonville, FL

Back in Time Rare Books is the home of Mike Cotter and his traveling band of misfit books! Mike has been in the rare books business in some form or fashion for nearly a decade and a half. The older he gets, the more his collection starts to resemble his bedroom at the age of 10. The stock at Back in Time is officially classified as General Antiquarian, but the truth of the matter is that the stock is a smattering of historical pieces that have found their way beyond the gates of Endor. You see, Mike has two great loves in his professional life – American History & Pop Culture of the late 20th Century.

Back in Time is a member of the Florida Antiquarian Booksellers Association (FABA) and the Antiquarian Booksellers Association of America (ABAA). USPAP compliant appraisals provided.

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