Author: Darton, William.
Title: The Death and Burial of Cock Robin and the Moving Adventures of Old Dame Trot and Her Comical Cat (2 Books) [Facsimile Editions, Osborne Collection of Early Children's Books, Toronto Public Library].
Description: London / Tokyo Bodley Head / Holp Shuppan, 1982. Facsimile ed. Each book: Paperback small square, very good condition, frontispiece, black & white plates (1), colour plates (1), in thin card envelope. Both books in same slipcase. 16 + 16 pp. Facsimile edition. The Death and Burial of Cock Robin is a nursery rhyme of ancient origin. William Darton expanded the traditional rhyme with four new verses. This booklet has hand-coloured copperplate illustrations. The Moving Adventures of Old Dame Trot and Her Comical Cat has black and white engraved plates. This rhyme has been known since 1706 and appeared in a chapbook edition published in 1803 by T. Evans. The card envelopes that wrap around each individual booklet add a special touch. (One of a set of 35 handsome facsimiles in 28 slipcases.).

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