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Ride a Cock Horse and Other Rhymes and Stories
Randolph Caldecott
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Description for Ride a Cock Horse and Other Rhymes and Stories
Hardcover. Between 1878 and 1886 Cldecott produced sixteen picture books, taking as texts traditional rhymes and songs, and illustrating them in sepia colour with great humour and feeling for the English countryside which so often provides the background. This collection reproduces eight of his books, including The Babes in the Wood, and The Queen of Hearts. Series: Everyman's Library Children's Classics. Num Pages: 250 pages, 30 colour illustrations, b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: YBC; YBLB1; YFB; YQE. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 212 x 164 x 20. Weight in Grams: 466.
'The very essence of all illustration for children's books' said The Times on Christmas Eve, 1878, shortly after the publication of Caldecott's first two picture books, or Toy Books as they were called, John Gilpin and The House that Jack Built. They were an immediate success, and in Caldecott's special talent for juxtaposing words and pictures, he created a tradition of children's picture-book making that continues to the present day and has influenced many artists, in particular, Maurice Sendak. Between 1878 and 1886 Cldecott produced sixteen picture books, taking as texts traditional rhymes and songs, and illustrating them in sepia ... Read more
'The very essence of all illustration for children's books' said The Times on Christmas Eve, 1878, shortly after the publication of Caldecott's first two picture books, or Toy Books as they were called, John Gilpin and The House that Jack Built. They were an immediate success, and in Caldecott's special talent for juxtaposing words and pictures, he created a tradition of children's picture-book making that continues to the present day and has influenced many artists, in particular, Maurice Sendak. Between 1878 and 1886 Cldecott produced sixteen picture books, taking as texts traditional rhymes and songs, and illustrating them in sepia ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Everyman United Kingdom
Number of pages
160
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1995
Series
Everyman's Library Children's Classics
Condition
New
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781857159349
SKU
V9781857159349
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