CRUIKSHANK, George, illustrator. GRIMM, Jacob and Wilhelm. German Popular Stories. Translated from the Kinder und Haus Märchen. London: C. Baldwin, 1823-1826. 8 o (191 x 115 mm). 2 engraved titles, one addional engraved title and 19 (of 20) etched plates on India paper, each mounted on heavy laid paper. (Lacking one plate and first gathering). UNBOUND AND UNCUT; cloth chemise and red morocco pull-off case. Provenance : William Hartmann Woodin (bookplate). FIRST EDITION, second issue with the etchings printed on India paper, of the first illustrated children's book in the modern sense. Alderson & Oyens 304; Mahony Illustrations of Children's Books 197; Cohn 369.
CRUIKSHANK, George, illustrator. GRIMM, Jacob and Wilhelm. German Popular Stories. Translated from the Kinder und Haus Märchen. London: C. Baldwin, 1823-1826. 8 o (191 x 115 mm). 2 engraved titles, one addional engraved title and 19 (of 20) etched plates on India paper, each mounted on heavy laid paper. (Lacking one plate and first gathering). UNBOUND AND UNCUT; cloth chemise and red morocco pull-off case. Provenance : William Hartmann Woodin (bookplate). FIRST EDITION, second issue with the etchings printed on India paper, of the first illustrated children's book in the modern sense. Alderson & Oyens 304; Mahony Illustrations of Children's Books 197; Cohn 369.
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