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Very Good, first edition, no date [c.1890] color illustrations and drawings slight soiling on front cover.

A Zaehnsdorf bound first edition copy of this reproduction of a sketchbook of Randolph Caldecott's, colourfully illustrated. The first edition. Smartly bound by Zaehnsdorf. Edmund Evans' reproduction of a sketchbook of Randolph Caldecott's, containing a series of Caldecott's memorable sketches. With beautiful illustrations to each page, many of them in colour. Bookplate of Charles Plumptre Johnson to the front paste down. Johnson was the son of the Physician-Extraordinary to Queen Victoria. Himself he was known as a yachter, owning a fine fleet of modern yawls, including the 'Moonbeam'. His impressive library extended to some 6, 000 volumes. Bookplate of W. A. Foyle of Beeleigh Abbey to the recto of the front endpaper. Undated, dated from WorldCat. In a half crushed morocco binding with marbled paper to the boards, bound by Zaehnsdorf. Externally, smart. Very light rubbing and bumping to the extremities. Bookplate to the front paste down and to the recto of the front endpaper. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Fine.