Frederick Warne and co

Ten tales bound in one volume, 80 pages illustrated in chromolithography, accompanied by text in the lower portion.
Charming and colorful collection of great classics of children's tales in English, including Puss in Boots, Little Red Riding Hood, Tom Thumb, and Jack and the Beanstalk.
Half-shagreen binding in midnight blue, spine with five raised bands decorated with double black fillets and gilt floral motifs, pebbled paper boards. Light stains to board margins. Small loss to shagreen at foot of lower board.

First edition illustrated with 4 plates each with 4 medallion portraits on steel.
Contemporary raspberry half sheep with corners. Spine with 5 raised bands richly decorated, roulettes on the bands and headcaps. Black sheep title and volume labels. "Peacock tail" marbled paper on the boards, pastedowns and edges. Light rubbing on the boards and corners. Paper very fresh, free of foxing, however offsetting from the portraits on the title page of volume I, that of volume II having foxing caused by the tissue guard which was finally removed.

New edition and first volume of The Chandos poets, illustrated with an ingraved portrait on the frontispiece. Pages in a red frame. 12 hors-texte by Cooper, Small, Houghton.
Copy with unidentified English arms.
Bound in full contemporary raspberry glazed calf. Spine richly decorated. Title page in red calf. Gilt arms stamped on the boards, triple fillet. Edges gilt. Traces of rubbing. A very good copy.