Kate Greenaway's Alphabet c. 1885 art nouveau miniature children's book

(Old Books, 19th Century Books, Juvenile Books, Alphabets, Illustrated Books, Kate Greenaway, Art Nouveau).

Kate Greenaway's Alphabet.
Published c. 1885, London by George Routledge & Sons.
32 pages. Text in English. Illustrated throughout.

Publisher's miniature color lithographed glazed pictorial paper covered boards.

Book is physically old and shows some signs of handling and time. Book is not new or in "new" condition. With an 1895 gift inscription to the front endpaper.

Binding gently age worn, small paper chip along spine (as often seen), mostly light or inoffensive signs of handling and time but nothing severe or unsightly, book remains overall attractive as an object.

Paper is gently toned, still clean, tight, sound internally.

Still attractive on the shelf. The book displays a pleasing and unique age patina and is in overall nice antiquarian condition, any age flaws which may be present seem easy to overlook or forgive. 

Please review photos for more detail showing how this charming little miniature book survives. The asking price reflects the condition based on our examination and 35+ years full time exposure to antiquarian books, maps and printed ephemera of all types and genres. Flaws seen and/ or described have been taken into account.

Book Measures c. 2 3/4" H x 2 1/2" W.

[B8192].

Schuster & Engen, Printed Kate Greenaway, 23, 1d. (First Edition).

Please note, the coin in the picture is for scale purposes only.