J. G. Sowerby; H. H. Emmerson — Afternoon Tea Rhymes for Children

London, Frederick Warne and Co. 1880. Cloth. A brightly illustrated copy of this collection of verses for children from Sowerby and Emmerson. Illustrated with colour images throughout. A collection of charming verses for children, including: Going to School, The Hedgehog, Odd or Even, The Old Woman's Stall, The Salute, and many others. Written and illustrated by John George Sowerby, an English painter and illustrator whose paintings were exhibited in the Royal Academy of Arts, and Henry Hetherington Emmerson, an English painter and illustrator. In the original quarter green cloth binding with pictorial paper covered boards. Externally, smart with light shelf wear and chipping to the extremities. Minor loss to the front board. The odd mark to the board. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean with the odd spot. Good . Ill.: J. G. Sowerby; H. H. Emmerson. Good .