[Greenaway, Kate]--Spielmann, M.H. and G.S. Layard

4to (266 x 205mm.), "EDITION DE-LUXE PRESENTATION COPY" (as stated on verso of half-title), with an original pencil drawing of two children by Greenaway tipped-in before the half title (showing them walking hand-in-hand, the smaller child turning to the older while holding a doll), numerous colour plates and other illustrations after Kate Greenaway, original white buckram decorated in blind and lettered in gilt, top edge gilt, decorated endpapers 

Schuster & Engen 226

Condition is described in the main body of the cataloguing, when appropriate
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This edition-de-luxe was issued in a limitation of 500 copies. This is a lovely copy of one of a small number of special out-of-series presentation copies. For other examples see lot 342 in the sale in these rooms of 1 June 1989; also lot 124 in Phillips sale of 13 December 1990 (the only other examples sold at auction since 1975).