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Condizione: Fine. Near Fine. First Edition, First Printing. A collection of traditional nursery rhymes with watercolor illustrations. Includes a history of Kate Greenaway's sketchbooks and of her art in general. No Flaws or Blemishes but minimal shelf handling; with a price-clipped Mylar protected Dust Jacket which has a minor rub on the top edge near the front corner. . Catherine (Kate) Greenaway (1846-1901) was an English Victorian artist and writer, known for her children's book illustrations. She began her career designing for the burgeoning holiday card market, producing Christmas and Valentine's cards. In 1879 wood-block engraver and printer, Edmund Evans, printed Under the Window, an instant best-seller, which established her reputation. Her collaboration with Evans continued throughout the 1880s and 1890s. The depictions of children in imaginary 18th-century costumes in a Queen Anne style were extremely popular in England and internationally, sparking the Kate Greenaway style. Within a few years of the publication of Under the Window Greenaway's work was imitated in England, Germany and the United States. Fine Hardcover in a Near Fine Dust Jacket. Illus. By The Author (illustratore).…