Under the Window

Kate Greenaway

Published by George Routledge and sons ltd, London, 1880

About this Item

Under the Window by Kate Greenaway, published by George Routledge and Sons, is the book that launched Greenaway to international fame in 1878/1879. It revolutionized children?s book illustration and even influenced Victorian children's fashion.
? The Publisher: Routledge was the original publisher (later editions were taken over by Frederick Warne).
? The Printing: These books were printed using woodblocks by the master printer Edmund Evans. The "children in white" and "brown border" you described are classic elements of his delicate color-layering process.
? The "Card Cover": This refers to the pictorial paper-covered boards. Because these were thin books intended for nursery use, the card covers and the spine are notoriously fragile.
Condition Assessment
Missing back endpaper and cracking to the binding at the back
While a pristine First Edition can reach several hundred pounds, a copy with significant structural wear is valued as a "reference" or "filler" copy.
Condition poor.

Seller Inventory # ABE-1777881845548

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Under the Window
• Publisher: George Routledge and sons ltd, London
• Publication Date: 1880
• Language: English
• Binding: Hardcover
• Illustrator: Kate Greenaway,
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Poor
• Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket
• Dimensions: 19W x 24H x 1D centimeters 19 centimeters width by 24 centimeters height by 1 centimeters depth
• Weight: 344 grams