KATE GREENAWAY'S MOTHER GOOSE or THE OLD NURSERY RHYMES by Greenaway, Kate - 1978.

New York: Gramercy Publishing Co., 1978. First Printing. . Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. This is the First Printing of this 1978 Gramercy Edition. First Edition Thus, originally printed in 1881 by G. Routledge, London. This is a large laminated pictoral board Children's Book. The condition is Near Fine and the dust jacket is Very Good. The laminated book has just a few slight wrinkles at the spine ends. The jacket is bright and colorful with some spine end wrinkles, and some dirt. It also has a minor tear at the top corner edge. The pages are very nice. They are clean, bright and unmarked. The color illustrations are great. No names or inscriptions. 55 pages.

New York, NY, U.S.A.: Gramercy, 1978. Glossy Hardcover. Good-/Good +. Greenaway, Kate. Many coloured reproductions of 1881 illustrations. Book has light general wear. Jacket is a bit rumpled.

NY: Gramercy Publishing Company. NF. 1978. 1st Printing. Hardcover. First printing of this edition. 7 1/4" x 10 1/4" hardcover is bound in pictorial boards. A near fine copy in a near fine dust jacket. Some d usting to the upper edges of the boards. The dust jacket is mildly tan ned along its spine and panels. .

Gramercy Books, 1978. Hardcover. Very Good. Kate Greenaway. EX-LIBRARY book. No dust jacket. Edges sport light amt of rubbing/bumping. Pages have occ light "finger-bending" from page turning.

NY: Gramercy. VG in G DJ. (1978). 1st ptg. DJ sl edge wear. .

New york: Gramercy Publishing Company. Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1978. Reprint. Hardcover. Color Illustrations; This book is in Fine condition and has a Near Fine dust jacket. The book and its contents are in clean, bright condition. The text pages are clean and bright. The dust jacket is clean and bright, with the exception of some light edgewear and rubbing to the spine ends. "Catherine Greenaway (17 March 1846 – 6 November 1901) was a 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 South Kensington School of Art and the Royal Female School of Art, and the Slade School of Fine Art. She began her career designing for the burgeoning holiday card market, producing Christmas and Valentine’s cards. In 1879 wood-block engraver and printer, Edmund Evans, printed Under the Window, an instant best-selller, which established her reputation. Her collaboration with Evans… Read More

U.S.A.: Gramercy Publishing Company, 1978. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Greenaway, Kate. Clean, tight, unmarked; upper inside corner turned on pp. 40-46; two very small, very light dot stains by bottom edge of p. 44; light wear with creasing to upper and lower edges of dust jacket; otherwise very minimal wear; First published in 1881; In this delightful edition of Mother Goose, the illustrations capture the essence of a child's fantasy world. The notes of whimsy and sentiment that characterize the work of the Victorian artist, Kate Greenaway, seem particularly appropriate to these simple innocent rhymes of childhood.

New York: Grammercy Publishing Company. 1978. First Edition; Later Printing. Hardcover. 0517262894 . Near Fine in a Near Fine dust jacket. Jacket lightly soiled, lightly creased top and bottom. Rear flap creased; 10.1 X 7.1 X 0.5 inches; 55 pages .