humpty dumty (1 Ergebnisse)

Pamphlet. Zustand: Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: No Dust Jacket. Illustrated by hand-colored woodcuts (illustrator). Both covers detached, corner chipping, light tone, otherwise light wear. Solid text paperback sewn pamphlet. ; Very early retelling of the Humpty Dumpty story, not the rhyme itself, but as a prose morality tale. Pictorial front cover design signed: JRB, the prolific children's book and puzzle illustrator James Richard Barfoot. Four hand-colored unsigned illustration plates. Gumuchian et Cie; Les livres de l'enfance; 3115. Large, easy to read type. Undated but circa 1840. Quite uncommon. ; The Toyman's Picture Books; [6], 4 col pl pages.