Johnny Crow's Garden c. 1910 L. Leslie Brooke Art Nouveau illustrations old book
Brian DiMambro- Antiquarian Books, Maps & Prints(Old Books, Children's Books, Early 20th Century Books, Illustrated Books, Art Nouveau).
Johnny Crow's Garden, drawn by L. Leslie Brooke.
Published c. 1910 London, Frederick Warne and Company.
8 full page color plates, many line drawings.
Paper covered boards, lettered cloth spine, paper paste down cover illustration.
Binding paper rubbed, corners worn down, contents shaken, some pages loose.
Text block remains overall clean, and displays a pleasing age patina. Early book plate and owners name stamp to endpapers.
Book remains well preserved and attractive on the shelf. It displays a pleasing and unique age patina and is in nice antiquarian condition, the age flaws easy to overlook or forgive.
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Book Measures c. 8 1/8" H x 6 1/2" W.
[B1142].