R. Caldecott — The Hey Diddle Diddle Picture Book

London, Frederick Warne and Co , c1899. Cloth. R. Caldecott's illustrated book of nursery rhymes for children, with Caldecott's beautiful colour illustrations. Illustrated with monochrome vignettes and full page colour illustrations by R. Caldecott, drawn by R.C. and engraved and printed by E. Evans. Bound in the publisher's original pictorial hardback. This work features a collection of children's nursery rhymes and stories by R. Caldecott. The work includes stories such as 'The Milk-Maid', 'The Fox Jumps Over the parson's Gate' and much more. Caldecott was British illustrator known best for his children's books illustrations.Undated, dated by copies held on Jisc and the inscription to the front. In the publisher's original pictorial cloth. Externally smart with fading to the boards and spine, handling marks, creasing to the rear and bumping and wear to the extremities. Front hinge starting with an old ink inscription dated 1899 to the front free endpaper and a closed tear to the rear with offsetting. Internally firmly bound with age toned pages with light handling marks and the odd closed tear to the extremities. Minor tidemarks to the extremities to the majority of the pages and to pp. 2 of 'The fox&apos. Very Good . Ill.: R. Caldecott; R. C; E. Evans. Very Good .