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CHILDREN IN VERSE

Written by Thomas Burke
Illustrated by Honor C. Appleton
Published by Duckworth & Co. in 1913

CHILDREN IN VERSE
Written by Thomas Burke. Illustrated by Honor C. Appleton.
Stock no. 713246
1st. 1913. Hardback. Almost very good condition.

50 songs of playful childhood. Blue cloth, gilt title and vignette to spine, embossed title and vignette to front cover (signifying 2nd issue). 8 beautiful tipped-in colour plates with captioned tissue-guards. B/w text illustrations. Spine and corners bumped and worn. A few grubby spots to covers. Old booksellers sticker to front pastedown. Some light foxing. A desirable copy of the second issue of first edition (no gilt stamping to front cover).

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CHILDREN IN VERSE
Written by Thomas Burke. Illustrated by Honor C. Appleton.
Stock no. 805720
1st. 1913. Hardback. Almost very good condition.

50 songs of playful childhood. Blue cloth, gilt title and vignette to spine, embossed title and vignette to front cover (signifying 2nd issue). 8 beautiful tipped-in colour plates with captioned tissue-guards. B/w text illustrations. Spine and corners bumped. Bookplate to front pastedown. Endpapers foxed. Second issue of the first edition (no gilt stamping to front cover).

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