Mother Goose. The Old Nursery Rhymes
First published in 1913 this is the American edition. A children's book, 262 pp., 13 tipped-in colored illustrations (photomechanical color reproductions of Rackham's watercolors) and 67 black and white lithographed illustrations throughout text. Black cloth binding with color illustration affixed to front and title stamped in gold on the spine. The American edition includes a title page of a sampler in color that is not in the English editions.
Artwork Details
- Title: Mother Goose. The Old Nursery Rhymes
- Illustrator: Arthur Rackham (British, London 1867–1939 Limpsfield, Surrey)
- Publisher: The Century Company
- Date: 1913
- Medium: Illustrations: photomechanical color process prints, lithographs
- Dimensions: book: 9 7/16 x 7 3/8 x 1 3/16 in. (24 x 18.8 x 3 cm)
sheet: 9 5/16 x 7 1/16 in. (23.6 x 17.9 cm)
image: 6 7/8 x 5 1/4 in. (17.5 x 13.4 cm) - Classification: Books
- Credit Line: Gift of Miss Fairchild Bowler, 1965
- Object Number: 65.518.15
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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