ALMANACK FOR 1886
First edition of this lovely near-miniature illustrated almanack for children.
Very good plus.
Price: $125.00
ALMANACK FOR 1886
Kate Greenaway achieved great success in 1878 with her first solo publication UNDER THE WINDOW, and quickly became a household name. This achievement came after years of study at the National Art Training School and the Heatherley School of Fine Art, where she rubbed shoulders with the likes of Elizabeth Thompson (later Lady Butler), Edward Burne-Jones, and Walter Crane. Her style, featuring rosy-cheeked children and young adults, captures a romantic and cheerful brand of Victorian childhood nostalgia and was immensely popular; she was one of the most well-known illustrators of the Golden Age, and her art adorns everything from books to greeting cards to home decor.
The 1886 ALMANACK came in six binding variations. It features a calendar for the year with fashionable children and young people engaging in various pastimes. This is followed by illustrations representing spring, summer, fall, and winter, and a few short verses celebrating the new year.
Read more: Schuster, Printed Kate Greenaway, item 6 (4a).
The Object
London: George Routledge & Sons, 1886. 4'' x 3''. Original cloth-backed pictorial boards. All edges stained blue. Yellow endpapers. Illustrated in color throughout. [24] pages. Boards lightly uniformly toned with light scuffing; some rubbing to spine. Leaves bright with vibrant colors.
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