1. Crane, Walter.

The Baby’s Opera – A Book of Old Rhymes with New Dresses / The Music by the earliest Masters. Engraved & Printed in colours by Edmund Evans.

London / New York, Federick Warne and Co., c. 1877. Octavo. 56 pages. 11 full-page illustrations by Crane. Original, illustrated Hardcover. Poor condition with stronger signs of external wear. Pages detached. But all illustrations in very good condition. Cover stronger worn ! Inscribed: “Chrissie Begg – All good wishes for Christmas from Florence Miller”.

2. Greenaway, Kate.

Kate Greenaway’s Family Treasury. Selections from Kate Greenaway’s A Applepie, Under the Window, Mother Goose, Book of Games & Marigold Garden.

New York, Derrydale, 1979. 22.2 cm x 28.6 cm. 94 pages. With 96 full colour illustrated pages. Original Hardcover with dustjacket. Very good- condition with only minor signs of external wear. Dustjacket has minor creasing and wear. Minor to moderate foxing to dustjacket, edges, pastedowns, half-title, title and pages throughout.

3. Monsell, J. R.

Polichinelle – Old Nursery Songs of France. Translated, Set and illustrated by J.R.Monsell.

Bilingual Nursery Rhymes (english / french). London, Humphrey Milford / Oxford University Press, no year [1928]. Octavo. 55 pages. Original Hardcover with illustrated dustjacket in protective collector’s Mylar. Fragile / Binding a little shaky. Some Pages cleanly detached. Stamped: “Complimentary copy” on titlepage.