Walter Crane - The Baby's Bouquet - 1919

"The Baby’s Bouquet: A Fresh Bunch of Old Rhymes & Tunes", masterfully arranged and decorated by the legendary Arts & Crafts illustrator Walter Crane.

A charming companion to The Baby’s Opera, this classic anthology preserves beloved nursery rhymes and traditional tunes complete with sheet music. Each page features Crane's distinctive aesthetic, striking block borders, and delightful allegorical wood engravings meticulously cut and printed in brilliant colours by Edmund Evans—the premier color printer of the Victorian era

Dating Context: While the title page features the classic undated format typical of early editions, the inclusion of "Ltd." in the publisher's imprint on the title page helps securely identify this particular printing to circa 1920, directly after Frederick Warne incorporated as a limited company in 1919.

Iconic Cover Art: Features the famous, intricate deep forest green and cream woodland design adorned with classical cherubs, floral garlands, and whimsical text boxes

Condition Report:
Format: Square Quarto (approx. 19 x 19 cm), cloth-backed pictorial paper boards.
Pagination: 56 pages of music, lyrics, and full-bleed illustrations.

Exterior: Good, honest antique condition. The original cloth spine remains firm and intact. The pictorial paper boards show typical, authentic signs of age, including rubbing, shelf wear to the edges, and minor bumping to the corners.

Interior: Beautifully clean and exceptionally bright. The binding remains sound and square. The internal color printing retains its original vibrancy without major staining or writing, showing only light, natural age-toning along the page edges.

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