The Big Book of Nursery Rhymes

    The Big Book of Nursery Rhymes

    Edited by Walter Jerrold Illustrated by Charles Robinson

    $40.00

    Publication Date: 22nd August 2012

    A magnificent treasury of popular folklore, this rare, hardcover compilation offers a bounty of delightful illustrations by Charles Robinson — there are black-and-white illustrations on every page as well as 16 plates of full- and two-color images. Decorative initials and borders, hand lettering, silhouettes, and other ornaments embellish renderings of 300 traditional verses, from "Little Tom Tucker" and "Baa, Baa Black Sheep" to "Good King Arthur" and "Shave a Pig."

    A Calla Edition, originally published by Blackie and Son, Ltd., London.
    Format: Hardcover
    273 in stock
    A magnificent treasury of popular folklore, this rare, hardcover compilation offers a bounty of delightful illustrations by Charles Robinson — there are black-and-white illustrations on every page as well as 16 plates of full- and two-color images. Decorative initials and borders, hand lettering, silhouettes, and other ornaments embellish renderings of 300 traditional verses, from "Little Tom Tucker" and "Baa, Baa Black Sheep" to "Good King Arthur" and "Shave a Pig."

    A Calla Edition, originally published by Blackie and Son, Ltd., London.
    Description
    A magnificent treasury of popular folklore, this rare, hardcover compilation offers a bounty of delightful illustrations by Charles Robinson — there are black-and-white illustrations on every page as well as 16 plates of full- and two-color images. Decorative initials and borders, hand lettering, silhouettes, and other ornaments embellish renderings of 300 traditional verses, from "Little Tom Tucker" and "Baa, Baa Black Sheep" to "Good King Arthur" and "Shave a Pig."

    A Calla Edition, originally published by Blackie and Son, Ltd., London.
    Details
    • Price: $40.00
    • Pages: 352
    • Publisher: Dover Publications
    • Imprint: Calla Editions
    • Series: Calla Editions
    • Publication Date: 22nd August 2012
    • Trim Size: 7 x 10 in
    • Illustration Note: 6-color. 16-2 color
    • ISBN: 9781606600306
    • Format: Hardcover
    • BISACs:
      POETRY / European / English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh
    Author Bio

    Artist and engraver Charles Robinson (1870–1937) worked in the Arts and Crafts tradition and specialized in children's literature. A pioneer of modern book design, he was among the first to integrate drawings with text. Dover publishes his interpretation of A Child's Garden of Verses.
    Walter Copeland Jerrold (1865–1929) edited many classics for Everyman's Library during the publisher's early years, and he wrote and edited many children's books.
    A magnificent treasury of popular folklore, this rare, hardcover compilation offers a bounty of delightful illustrations by Charles Robinson — there are black-and-white illustrations on every page as well as 16 plates of full- and two-color images. Decorative initials and borders, hand lettering, silhouettes, and other ornaments embellish renderings of 300 traditional verses, from "Little Tom Tucker" and "Baa, Baa Black Sheep" to "Good King Arthur" and "Shave a Pig."

    A Calla Edition, originally published by Blackie and Son, Ltd., London.
    • Price: $40.00
    • Pages: 352
    • Publisher: Dover Publications
    • Imprint: Calla Editions
    • Series: Calla Editions
    • Publication Date: 22nd August 2012
    • Trim Size: 7 x 10 in
    • Illustrations Note: 6-color. 16-2 color
    • ISBN: 9781606600306
    • Format: Hardcover
    • BISACs:
      POETRY / European / English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh

    Artist and engraver Charles Robinson (1870–1937) worked in the Arts and Crafts tradition and specialized in children's literature. A pioneer of modern book design, he was among the first to integrate drawings with text. Dover publishes his interpretation of A Child's Garden of Verses.
    Walter Copeland Jerrold (1865–1929) edited many classics for Everyman's Library during the publisher's early years, and he wrote and edited many children's books.