Description
No Jacket, a mylar dust jacket has been added. The Very Good condition binding is beige cloth over boards with a black line borders, pasted on illustration, red lettering on front cover, black line border with red lettering on spine, rear cover has no decorations, small stain at the the top edge of the cover, slight corner-wear. Endpapers have some toning and scuffing, there are several neat names by the dates in the book. The binding is tight and pages show light toning. The Kate Greenaway illustrations are great with 12 full page color plates and black-and-white illustrations throughout the book. The book measures 4.0″ wide x 3.9″ tall.
About the illustrator:
Catherine (Kate) Greenaway (17 March 1846 – 6 November 1901) was an English Victorian artist and writer, known for her children’s book illustrations. She received her education in graphic design and art between 1858 and 1871 from the Finsbury School of Art, the South Kensington School of Art, the Heatherley School of Art, and the Slade School of Fine Art. She began her career designing for the burgeoning greetings card market, producing Christmas and Valentine’s cards. In 1879 wood-block engraver and printer Edmund Evans printed Under the Window, an instant best-seller, which established her reputation. Her collaboration with Evans continued throughout the 1880s and 1890s.
The depictions of children in imaginary 18th-century costumes in a Queen Anne style were extremely popular in England and internationally, sparking the Kate Greenaway style. Within a few years of the publication of Under the Window Greenaway’s work was imitated in England, Germany, and the United States. (Wikipedia)
