None — Schnick Schnack: Trifles for the Little-Ones

London, George Routledge & Sons, c1867. First edition. Cloth. A bright first edition of this colourfully illustrated book of children's stories and poems. Dated from the University of Oxford Libraries. The coloured plates are printed by the Leighton Brothers after Oscar Pletsch. Each of the 32 leaves of plate is accompanied by a guard sheet. Collated complete. A delightful collection of children's stories in poetry. In the original green cloth binding. Externally, generally smart with light rubbing and some shelf wear to head and tail of the spine. The odd mark to the board. Internally, generally firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean with the odd handling mark. A few scattered spots and some colour transfer from illustrations to guard sheets. Very Good . Ill.: None. Very Good .