Ewing, Juliana Horatia.

Daddy Darwin’s Dovecot – A Country Tale. Illustrated by Randolph Caldecott.

First Edition. London, Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge, [1884]. 21.5cm x 15.8cm. 52 pages. With beautiful illustrations. Original Hardcover. Good condition with minor external signs of wear, such as some foxing and edge wear.

Exquisite book for children. Randolph’s correspondence with Mrs. Ewing about this book, with interesting insights into publication costs of the period, has been published in “Yours Pictorially”. They collaborated in two other Victorian moral tales before Mrs Ewing’s death: Jackanapes (1883) and Lob Lie-by-the-Fire (1885:) . (Randolphcaldecott.org.uk).

• Keywords: Catalogue Two – Children’s Books · Children’s · Children’s Books Rare
• Language: English
• Inventory Number: 80651AB

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