Antique Dame Wiggins of Lee Kate Greenaway CATS Illustrations 1885 RARE and NICE

  

Antique Book Dame Wiggins of Lee Kate Greenaway Illustrations 1885 RARE and NICE. This is a really wonderful little book that is richly illustrated with Greenaway's drawings and accompanying rhymes by Ruskin. It is a first edition of this work, with Ruskin's preface and added rhymes; the original book has colored illustrations and was published in 1823. Ruskin suggests that the engravings were made in facsimile but "open" for children to color as they wish.

The book is 20 pages long, in a brown cloth binding with gilt lettering and gilt illustration on the cover. This item is in the category "Books & Magazines\Antiquarian & Collectible". The seller is "kevfralex" and is located in this country: US. This item can be shipped to United States.