Collection of five Routledge's sixpence toy books. Four of them are illustrated by Walter Crane.

[Walter Crane]

Published by Routledge, Londres, 1870

About this Item

Collection of five Routledge's sixpence toy books. Four of them are illustrated by Walter Crane : When the Cat's away (80) ; The Fairy ship (95) (signed by Walter Cranes monograph although not credited to him). Following these titles are the Walter Crane Toybook New Series which are as follows : The Three Bears (105); Puss in Boots (108) ; Bluebeard (113). Bound together in one volume with their original wrappers. The binding is signed by a french binder (Gauché). The binding is in half vellum with with cloth covers and marble end papers. Crane was one of the most influential illustrators of the 19th century and a prolific producer of children's books (then known as 'toy books'). Crane, together with the printer Edmund Evans (1826-1905), produced two to three toy books per year between 1865 and 1876, and illustrated titles such as 'Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves' (1873), 'The Frog Prince' (1874), and 'Household Stories from Grimm' (1882). Crane was heavily influenced by William Morris (1834-1896) and collaborated with him on the 1894 publication 'The Story of the Glittering Plain'. He became a central figure in the Arts and Crafts movement and founded the Arts and Crafts Exhibition Society in 1888. "Walter Crane (1845-1915), après un apprentissage de dessinateur auprès du graveur sur bois William James Linton, devient à la fin du xixe siècle, au même titre que William Morris, une figure majeure des Arts & Crafts : il pratique la peinture, la céramique, le papier peint, la tapisserie? mais c?est en tant qu?illustrateur qu?il commence sa carrière au début des années 1860, rencontrant l?imprimeur Edmund Evans en 1863, avec qui il réalise ce qui fera sa célébrité : ses albums ou picture books, autrement appelés toy books.

Seller Inventory # 001795

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Collection of five Routledge's sixpence toy books. Four of them are illustrated by Walter Crane.
• Publisher: Routledge, Londres
• Publication Date: 1870
• Language: English
• Binding: Couverture rigide
• Illustrator: Walter Crane
• Edition: Edition originale
• Condition: Très bon
• Seller catalogs:
  • Enfantina