— The Panjandrum Picture Book

London, Frederick Warne & Co, c1895. Cloth. A comical volume of poems for children, complete with striking colour plates by Randolph Caldecott. A volume of entertaining poetry for children, containing 'Come Lasses and Lads, 'Ride a Cock-Horse to Banbury Cross', 'A Farmer Went Trotting', 'Mrs. Mary Blaize', and 'The Great Panjandrum Himself&apos.Illustrated with twenty-four colour plates, and line drawings throughout. Collated, complete.Colourfully illustrated by Randolph Caldecott, an eminent Victorian illustrator whose work greatly influence the style of children book illustrations.Undated, dated from Jisc from a copy held at the University of Cambridge Libraries. In the original publisher's cloth binding. Externally, generally smart. Spine is discoloured. Light marks to the cloth. Minor bumping to the extremities. A little light rubbing to the boards. Hinges have been reinforced. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and generally clean, with a few scattered spots and handling marks. Neat repairs to the text, repairing closed tears. Very Good . Ill.: Randolph Caldecott. Very Good .