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Nürnberg, Theo. Stroefer's Kunstverlag, [ca. 1890]. IX ,(10-)95 S. Mit 1 farb. Frontispiz u. zahlr. Illustr. (= Verlags-Bestellnr. 11). Gr.-8vo (ca. 24 x 19 cm). Farb. illustr. OPp. [The "Little Folks" Painting Book, dt.]. - Zu der englischen Kinderbuch-Autorin u. Illustratorin Kate (Catherine) Greenaway (1846-1901) siehe Doderer, Lex. KJL I, S. 462 f. (ohne diesen Titel). - Zu der religiösen Schriftstellerin Fanny Stockhausen (1846-1916) siehe Pataky II, S. 540 f. (hier mit der Ausgabe 1881). - Mit stärkeren Gebrauchsspuren: Rücken mit anderfarb. Papierstreifen überklebt, Ecken bestoßen, Deckel beschabt u. (farb)fleckig; die meisten Illustr. innen ganz oder tlw. von Kinderhand bunt ausgemalt, mehrere Bll. farb- u. fingerfleckig

SECOND GERMAN EDITION circa 1880, 4to, 242 x 192 mm, 9½ x 7½ inches, blue pictorial boards, printed black, girl sitting under a tree and floral decorations to upper cover, 2 children watch 2 herons on lower cover, pages: 100 + 3 - adverts. Five designs depicting children on frontispiece very prettily hand-coloured as issued, 112 line drawings for children to colour all by Greenaway. Stories and rhymes by George Weatherly translated into German by Fanny Stockhausen. Spine slightly darkened, 3 mm (1/8") missing at head and tail of spine, 5 mm (¼") surface paper missing on lower corner of upper cover, lower corner of lower cover slightly bumped, endpapers slightly browned, NO OUTLINES COLOURED IN, UNUSED. A very good copy. First published by Cassell in 1879 as The 'Little Folks' Painting Book. Schuster 116, 6a with variant board colour. MORE IMAGES ATTACHED TO THIS LISTING, ALL ZOOMABLE. FURTHER IMAGES ON REQUEST. POSTAGE AT COST.