3 volumes. Kate Greenaway Selection with beautiful plates
published between 1905 and 1921.
Book One.
M. H. Spielmann and G. S. Layard.
Kate Greenaway.
A. & C. Black, London 1905.
xix, [1], 301 pages.50 full-page colour plates [of 53].
33 full-page black & white plates [of 34].
Captioned tissue-guards.
Thumb-nail and other sketches [pen &pencil].
In-text illustrations.
Book Two.
M. H. Spielmann [introduction].
Kate Greenaway. Sixteen Examples in Colour of the Artist's Work.
A. & C. Black, London 1910.
[4], 12 pages.
Original cloth embossed with colour plate pasted to front board.
Gilt title ro cover.
Colour plates tipped onto thick paper stock.
Book Three.
H. M. Cundall [introduction].
Kate Greenaway Pictures. From Originals
Presented by Her to John Ruskin and Other
Personal Friends (hitherto unpublished).
Frederick Warne and Co, London, 1921.
Gilt and black title to cover.
Black title to spine.
Decorative endpapers.
Printed on special paper.
Frontispiece portrait plate with captioned tissue-guards.
20 colour plates with captioned tissue-guards.
11 pages of text.
Provenance:
From the collection of Colin White (1927–2022), distinguished art
historian, author, and collector. A leading authority on early
20th-century illustration. White wrote the first major biography of
Edmund Dulac (Studio Vista, 1976) and seminal works on Jessie M. King,
including The Enchanted World of Jessie M. King (Canongate, 1989) and
A Guide to the Printed Work of Jessie M. King (British Library). His
extensive library of over 10,000 volumes and deep scholarship informed
major exhibitions at Leeds, Sheffield, and the Heath Robinson Museum.
Recorded shipping weight 3000g.
Shipped and insured by recorded delivery.
- Binding Condition: Very good
- Overall Condition: Very good
- Size: 22 x 16 cm
