The Pied Piper of Hamelin (Inscribed Trial Issue)

Robert Browning, Kate Greenaway (Illustrator)

Published by George Routledge & Sons, London,1888, 1888

About this Item

The Pied Piper of Hamelin, trial issue of the first edition, presentation inscription from the printer Edmund Evans  Ada Mary Evans Christmas 1888, Bound Proofs. E.E. on front free endpaper, beautiful color illustrations by Kate Greenaway, some foxing, bookplate of Alain de Suzannet, original cloth-backed glazed pictorial boards, some wear to corners, extremities little rubbed, else excellent, 4to, London, Glasgow & New York, [1888]. Note- This differs from the first published edition in containing only 63 printed pages instead of 64. The three lower figures on p.52 were later placed separately on p.53, with pp.53-63 in this trial issue becoming pp.54-64 in the published version. The text on other pages is also differently set. An excellent pre-publishing trial copy with unique points and printer's gift inscription; collector's item.

Seller Inventory # A-164

Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Pied Piper of Hamelin (Inscribed Trial Issue)
• Publisher: George Routledge & Sons, London,1888
• Publication Date: 1888
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Very Good
• Signed: Inscribed by Illustrator(s)