Randolph Caldecott — The Hey Diddle Diddle Picture Book

London, George Routledge & Sons, [1882]. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this charming collection of nursery rhymes, brightly illustrated throughout by Randolph Caldecott. The first edition. Dated using Jisc from copies of the work held at the University of Oxford library.Bound in the publisher's original pictorial cloth. Illustrated with monochrome vignettes and full page colour illustrations by British artist, Randolph Caldecott. This work features a collection of children's nursery rhymes and stories, including 'Where Are You Going my Pretty Maid?', 'Hey Diddle Diddle and Baby Bunting', 'A Frog He Would A-Wooing Go' and 'The Fox Jumps Over The Parson's Gate&apos. Inscribed by G. G. Bradley to his godson. Bound in the publisher's original pictorial cloth. Externally, smart, with light bumping to the extremities and a little discolouration to cloth. Hinges are a little strained, but holding firm. Ink inscription to front endpaper with a bookseller label to front paste down. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean, with a few handling marks to the first few pages. Very Good . Ill.: Randolph Caldecott. Very Good .