UNDER THE WINDOW by Kate Greenway 1878 1st Printing w/ Suppressed Plates

Description: UNDER THE WINDOW by Kate Greenway 1878 1st Printing w/ Suppressed Plates POB#42982 TITLE: Under the Window, Pictures and Rhymes for Children AUTHOR: Kate Greenway PUBLISHER: London and New York: Frederick Warne & Co DATE: [1878] EDITION: First Edition Schuster & Engen 201.1a* DESCRIPTION: [6] 7-64 pages : color illustrations ; 23.5 cm CONDITION NOTES: GOOD Both hinges open but holding inside of endpapers. Inside gutters loose but not shaky. Gift inscription dated "Dec 25 '79" Edges of cover rubbed. Edges rubbed, corners rubbed, caps frayed. Marginal juvenile pencil graffiti on page 35 & 63.BINDING: Dark blue cloth over glazed illustrated boards..*Schuster, Thomas E, and Rodney Engen. Printed Kate Greenaway: A Catalogue Raisonné. 1986 Citation #201.1aFirst Edition points cited by Schuster and Engen: 1. Engraved and printed at Racquet Court by Edmund Evans p. [6] ; 2. "End of Contents" p. 14; 3. Lacks young boy p. [6]; 4. Contains illustrations on p. 21, 35, 63 dropped in later editions. The suppressed plates were removed from later editions by editors who felt they frightened children (and their parents). The juvenile owner of the present copy chose two of the suppressed plates to make their marginal illustrations. Listing and template services provided by inkFrog

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