Books and Manuscripts · Lot 1527

Crane, W.

Pothooks & Perseverance or the A.B.C-serpent. London, M. Ward, 1886, 1st ed., (24) lvs., col. lithogr. plates and orig. clothbacked pict. boards by W. CRANE, square 8vo.

Idem. Jack and the Beanstalk./ The Sleeping Beauty. N.pl., G. Routledge & Sons, n.d., 2 vols., each 8p. with (double-p.) col. lithogr. ills., dec. wr., entirely engraved and printed by E. EVANS, 4to.

Lot: 1527
Auction: Auction 85, 23-27 Nov 2026
Section: FINE PRINTING and ILLUSTRATED BOOKS (including CARICATURE)
Comes up: Session of Tuesday 24 November 2026, 6.30 pm, around 7.40 pm
Estimate: €80 – €100
Photos: 1 photo

Condition

Occas. sl. foxed. Corner trifle worn.

Sl. foxed. Spines (sl.) dam.; second vol. backcover tear.

Notes

New series of Picture Books No.3. Massé, p.13.

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