The Baby’s Opera: A Book of Old Rhymes with New Dresses

Undated but 1870s. 56pp, with 12 full page illustrations, and colour page decorations and vignettes throughout, all by Walter Crane. In pictorial strong card covers. Black endpapers. Square 12mo. Boards heavily worn, rubbed and chipped at edges, scuffed over spin, well rounded at corners, minor loss at spine ends. Text block edges toned. Some faint and occasional spotting. Previous owner’s name on half title page. Significant edge damage to pages, with numerous small tape repairs, now browning, and signs of being well-fingered. A little loose. A collection of traditional nursery rhymes set to music, with scores and lyrics.

Crane, Walter; Evans, Edmund (engraver and painter)

Children’s Books, Nursery Rhymes, Musical Scores, Vintage Books, Illustrated Books