1890 Scarce Book - THE ORIGIN OF PLUM PUDDING WITH OTHER FAIRY TALES Illustrated by Gordon Browne.
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Title: THE ORIGIN OF PLUM PUDDING WITH OTHER FAIRY TALES and a LITTLE BURLETTA (For Little People and Big).
Publisher: London, Ward and Downey, Publishers, no date (circa 1890). First Edition.
Language: Text in English.
Size: 9 " X 7 ".
Pages: 87 pages.
Binding: Attractive and very good original illustrated full cloth binding with a nice gilt Jack Frost on front cover (hinges fine, overall slightly worn and scuffed - as shown) under a protective removable mylar cover.
Content: Very good content (bright, tight and clean, rare light foxing or staining - as shown, bookplate of a previous owner on the first endpaper - as shown).
Illustrations: Complete with the beautiful colored plates and in-text illustrations by Gordon Browne.
The book: Scarce and attractive First edition of the ORIGIN OF PLUM PUDDING WITH OTHER FAIRY TALES.
Including The origin of plum pudding --
The fairy of fashion --
The fairy from France --
Shaun Murray's challenge --
Othello the second.
A rare find in any condition!
Estimate: (Uncommon with no or few other copies available worldwide).
The illustrator: Gordon Frederick Browne RI RBA (15 April 1858 – 27 May 1932) was an English artist and a prolific illustrator of children's books in the late 19th century and early 20th century. He was a meticulous craftsman and went to a great deal of effort to ensure that his illustrations were accurate. He illustrated six or seven books a year in addition to a huge volume of magazine illustrations.