A complete collection of 24 Kate Greenaway almanacks, in fine…

A complete collection of 24 Kate Greenaway almanacks, in fine condition; 13 in their original dustjackets. all housed in a quarter-leather folding cloth box.

London: Geroge Routledge and Sons. ALMANACK FOR 1883. London: George Routledge and Sons. 1883. Price One Shilling. Coloured illustrations by Kate Greenaway with full-page frontispiece, vignette to title, 5 full-page illustrations and text illustrations throughout. Original yellow coloured glazed pictorial upper and lower boards with yellow cloth spine. 12mo. All edges green. Slight loss of glaze to upper and lower boards; else an excellent copy. Schuster and Engen 3(1a). ALMANACK FOR 1884. London: George Routledge and Sons. 1884. Coloured illustrations by Kate Greenaway with full-page frontispiece, vignette to title and text illustrations throughout. Original coloured pictorial upper and lower-wrappers. 12mo. All edges blue. Very slight wear to corners and chipping to spine; else an excellent copy. Schuster and Engen 4(2c).. ALMANACK FOR 1884. As above except as follows. Original white imitation morocco wrappers with pictorial upper-cover blocked and lettered gilt; all edges gilt. An excellent copy. Schuster and Engen 4(2d). Inserted is a sheet of Greenaway designed headed note-paper. Embossed in gilt there are two children holding hands with the message, ‘Come To My Party’, printed in gilt. ALMANACK FOR 1884. As above, Schuster and Engen 4(2d), except as follows. Original light green imitation morocco wrappers. An excellent copy. Schuster and Engen 4(2e). ALMANACK FOR 1884. As above, Schuster and Engen 4(2c), except as follows. Original stiff cream glazed coloured pictorial upper and lower boards with yellow cloth spine. Pages [1] and [24] are not paste-downs and there are turquoise endpapers. Some foxing throughout; else an excellent copy. Schuster and Engen 4(2f). ALMANACK FOR 1885. London: George Routledge and Sons. 1885. Coloured illustrations by Kate Greenaway with full-page frontispiece, vignette to title, 5 full-page illustrations and text illustrations throughout. Original cream-coloured glazed boards with yellow cloth spine; coloured pictorial upper-cover. 12mo. All edges yellow. Minimal foxing; else an excellent copy. Schuster and Engen 5(3a). In a buff-coloured paper dust-jacket, printed for mailing, not noted by Schuster and Engen. Envelope has some small tears and slight loss to head and tail of spine; else very clean without stamp affixed. ALMANACK FOR 1886. London: George Routledge and Sons. 1886. Coloured illustrations by Kate Greenaway with full-page frontispiece, vignette to title, 5 full-page illustrations and text illustrations throughout. Original white imitation morocco boards; upper pictorial board blocked and lettered gilt with border stamped blue. 12mo. All edges gilt. Some foxing; else an excellent copy. Shuster and Engen 6(4c); except this copy has orange endpapers not bright yellow. In a buff-coloured paper dust-jacket, printed for mailing, not noted by Schuster and Engen. Wrapper has some small tears; else very clean without stamp affixed. ALMANACK FOR 1887. [London]: George Routledge and Sons. 1887. Coloured illustrations by Kate Greenaway with full-page frontispiece, pictorial title and text illustrations throughout. Original cream-coloured glazed pictorial upper and lower boards with yellow cloth spine. Oblong 12mo. All edges green. Very slight wear to edges; else an excellent copy. Schuster and Engen 7(5a). ALMANACK FOR 1887. As above, Schuster and Engen 7(5a), except as follows. Original green cloth; upper pictorial board blocked and lettered gilt. Oblong. All edges gilt. Some foxing; else an excellent copy. Schuster and Engen 7(5e) except there is an additional pictorial front paste-down from the upper-cover of Schuster and Engen 7(5a); also, the endpapers of this copy are orange and not bright yellow. ALMANACK FOR 1888. [London]: George Routledge and Sons. 1888. Coloured illustrations by Kate Greenaway with full-page frontispiece, pictorial title, 4 full-page illustrations and text illustrations throughout. Original light-brown cloth with pictorial upper-cover blocked and lettered gilt with border stamped green. 12mo. All edges gilt. An excellent copy. Schuster and Engen 8(6d) except the endpapers are orange and not bright yellow. In a buff coloured, printed paper dust-jacket not noted by Schuster and Engen. Some small tears with very small loss to lower edge; slight foxing; else very clean. ALMANACK FOR 1889. London: George Routledge and Sons. 1889. Coloured illustrations by Kate Greenaway with full-page frontispiece, vignette to title, 5 full-page illustrations and text illustrations throughout. Original black glazed pictorial upper and lower boards with black cloth spine. 12mo. All edges orange. In a buff-coloured paper dust-jacket, printed for mailing, not noted by Schuster and Engen. Some small tears with slight foxing to the wrapper; else very clean without stamp affixed. Tiny part of dust-jacket affixed to verso of upper-cover; else an excellent copy. Schuster and Engen 9(7a), except the endpapers and edges of this copy are orange not yellow. Schuster and Engen mention a copy with ‘bright orange’ endpapers, inscribed by Kate Greenaway, in the De Grummond Collection. ALMANACK FOR 1890. [London]: George Routledge and Sons. 1890. Coloured illustrations by Kate Greenaway with full-page frontispiece, pictorial title and illustrations throughout. Original black glazed pictorial upper and lower boards with black cloth spine. 12mo. All edges orange. Very slight foxing; tiny chip to front edge of upper-cover; lacking small piece of cloth to spine of lower-cover; else an excellent copy. Schuster and Engen 10(8a) except this copy has orange endpapers and edges not yellow. Schuster and Engen mention a copy with ‘orange’ endpapers, inscribed by Kate Greenaway, in the De Grummond Collection. ALMANACK FOR 1891. [London]: George Routledge and Sons. 1891. Coloured illustrations by Kate Greenaway with full-page frontispiece, pictorial title and illustrations throughout. Original white glazed pictorial upper and lower boards with yellow cloth spine. 12mo. All edges yellow. Some light foxing; else an excellent copy. Schuster and Engen 11(9a). In a buff-coloured paper dust-jacket, printed for mailing, not noted by Schuster and Engen. Small tears to front edge of wrapper; else very clean without stamp affixed. ALMANACK FOR 1892. [London]: George Routledge and Sons. 1892. Coloured illustrations by Kate Greenaway with full-page frontispiece, pictorial title and illustrations throughout. Original cream coloured glazed pictorial upper and lower boards with blue cloth spine. 12mo. All edges yellow. Some foxing; else an excellent copy. Schuster and Engen 12(10a) except as follows; this copy has dark green not blue endpapers; blue not light green spine. ALMANACK FOR 1893. [London]: George Routledge and Sons. 1893. Coloured illustrations by Kate Greenaway with full-page frontispiece, pictorial title and 16 full-page illustrations. Original cream glazed pictorial upper and lower boards with yellow cloth spine. 18mo. All edges green. In a buff-coloured paper dust-jacket, printed for mailing, not noted by Schuster and Engen. Small amount of foxing; some tears to jacket; else a very good copy. Schuster and Engen 13(11b). ALMANACK FOR 1894. [London]: George Routledge and Sons. 1894. Coloured illustrations by Kate Greenaway with full-page frontispiece, vignette to title and 16 full-page illustrations. Original tan glazed pictorial upper and lower boards with tan cloth spine. 18mo. All edges green. In a buff-coloured paper dust-jacket printed for mailing. Small tears to jacket with some paper loss; very slight staining to spine; slight off-setting of illustrations; else an excellent copy. Schuster and Engen 14(12d) ALMANACK FOR 1895. [London]: George Routledge and Sons. 1895. Coloured illustrations by Kate Greenaway with full-page frontispiece, 2 vignettes to title and 16 full-page illustrations. Original cream glazed pictorial upper and lower boards with orange cloth spine. 18mo. All edges yellow. Slight off-setting of illustrations; else an excellent copy. Schuster and Engen 15(13a). ALMANACK AND DIARY FOR 1897. London: J. M. Dent. 1897. Coloured illustrations by Kate Greenaway with full-page frontispiece, pictorial title and 16 full-page illustrations. Original mustard-coloured imitation morocco cloth; upper cover lettered and stamped in gilt. Original tissue dust-wrapper. 12mo. top edge gilt. Foxing throughout; fore and lower edges foxed; else a very good copy of this the scarcest almanack In its original dust-wrapper. The fragile jacket has tears and loss to the upper and lower wrappers. Schuster and Engen 16(14a). ALMANACK FOR 1924. London: Frederick Warne. 1924. Coloured illustrations by Kate Greenaway with full-page frontispiece, vignette to title, 5 full-page illustrations and text illustrations throughout. Original white glazed pictorial upper and lower boards with yellow cloth spine. 12mo. All edges blue. Slight wear to corners of upper cover; front and rear endpapers and paste-downs browned; else an excellent copy. Schuster and Engen 17(15a) except their copy measures 9.8cm. ALMANACK FOR 1925. [London]: Frederick Warne. 1925. Coloured illustrations by Kate Greenaway with full-page frontispiece, pictorial title and illustrations throughout. Original cream glazed pictorial upper and lower boards with yellow cloth spine. Oblong 12mo. All edges yellow. In a printed tissue dust-jacket, not noted by Scuster and Engen. Slight wear to glazing of boards; book-plate of Robert Massmann to front pastedown; the fragile jacket has tears and loss affecting the printing on the upper wrapper. Repairs have been made by the addition of two pieces of glassine. Else an excellent copy. Schuster and Engen 18(16c). ALMANACK FOR 1926. [London]: Frederick Warne. 1926. Coloured illustrations by Kate Greenaway with full-page frontispiece, pictorial title and illustrations throughout. Original black glazed pictorial upper and lower boards with black cloth spine. 12mo. All edges yellow. In a printed tissue dust-jacket not noted by Schuster and Engen. Book-plate of Robert Massmann to front pastedown; slight, small damp-staining affecting 8 pages; the fragile jacket has small tears and a very small loss to the lower wrapper; else an excellent copy. Schuster and Engen 19(17a) ALMANACK FOR 1927. [London]: Frederick Warne. 1927. Coloured illustrations by Kate Greenaway with full-page frontispiece, pictorial title and illustrations throughout. Original cream glazed pictorial upper and lower boards with yellow cloth spine. 12mo. All edges yellow. In a printed tissue dust-jacket. The fragile jacket has tears and some loss affecting the printing on the upper wrapper; else an excellent copy. Schuster and Engen 20(18a). ALMANACK FOR 1928. [London]: Frederick Warne. 1928. Coloured illustrations by Kate Greenaway with full-page frontispiece, vignette to title and 16 full-page illustrations. Original tan glazed pictorial upper and lower boards with brown cloth spine. 18mo. All edges light green. In a printed tissue dust-jacket. Book-plate of Robert E. Massmann to front pastedown; centre leaf (pages [17] to [20] inclusive) not sewn in as published; the fragile jacket has small tears and one tear 4cm long to the upper wrapper; else an excellent copy. Schuster and Engen 21(19a). ALMANACK AND DIARY FOR 1929. London: Frederick Warne. 1929. Coloured illustrations by Kate Greenaway with full-page frontispiece, pictorial title and 16 full-page illustrations. Original light green imitation morocco cloth lettered and stamped gilt on upper-cover. 12mo. Top edge gilt. In a printed tissue, dust-wrapper. Book-plate of Robert Massmann to front pastedown; slight wear to head and tail of spine; the fragile jacket has a number of tears and loss, affecting the text on the upper cover, with several repairs; else an excellent copy. Schuster and Engen 22(20a). ALMANACK FOR 1891. [London]: George Routledge and Sons. 1891. Coloured illustrations by Kate Greenaway with full-page frontispiece, pictorial title and illustrations throughout. Original white glazed pictorial upper and lower boards with yellow cloth spine. 12mo. All edges yellow. Some light foxing; else an excellent copy. Schuster and Engen 11(9a). In a buff-coloured paper dust-jacket, printed for mailing, not noted by Schuster and Engen. Small tears to front edge of wrapper; else very clean without stamp affixed. ALMANACK FOR 1892. [London]: George Routledge and Sons. 1892. Coloured illustrations by Kate Greenaway with full-page frontispiece, pictorial title and illustrations throughout. Original cream coloured glazed pictorial upper and lower boards with blue cloth spine. 12mo. All edges yellow. Some foxing; else an excellent copy. Schuster and Engen 12(10a) except as follows; this copy has dark green not blue endpapers; blue not light green spine. ALMANACK FOR 1893. [London]: George Routledge and Sons. 1893. Coloured illustrations by Kate Greenaway with full-page frontispiece, pictorial title and 16 full-page illustrations. Original cream glazed pictorial upper and lower boards with yellow cloth spine. 18mo. All edges green. In a buff-coloured paper dust-jacket, printed for mailing, not noted by Schuster and Engen. Small amount of foxing; some tears to jacket; else a very good copy. Schuster and Engen 13(11b). ALMANACK FOR 1894. [London]: George Routledge and Sons. 1894. Coloured illustrations by Kate Greenaway with full-page frontispiece, vignette to title and 16 full-page illustrations. Original tan glazed pictorial upper and lower boards with tan cloth spine. 18mo. All edges green. In a buff-coloured paper dust-jacket printed for mailing. Small tears to jacket with some paper loss; very slight staining to spine; slight off-setting of illustrations; else an excellent copy. Schuster and Engen 14(12d) ALMANACK FOR 1895. [London]: George Routledge and Sons. 1895. Coloured illustrations by Kate Greenaway with full-page frontispiece, 2 vignettes to title and 16 full-page illustrations. Original cream glazed pictorial upper and lower boards with orange cloth spine. 18mo. All edges yellow. Slight off-setting of illustrations; else an excellent copy. Schuster and Engen 15(13a). ALMANACK AND DIARY FOR 1897. London: J. M. Dent. 1897. Coloured illustrations by Kate Greenaway with full-page frontispiece, pictorial title and 16 full-page illustrations. Original mustard-coloured imitation morocco cloth; upper cover lettered and stamped in gilt. Original tissue dust-wrapper. 12mo. top edge gilt. Foxing throughout; fore and lower edges foxed; else a very good copy of this the scarcest almanack In its original dust-wrapper. The fragile jacket has tears and loss to the upper and lower wrappers. Schuster and Engen 16(14a). ALMANACK FOR 1924. London: Frederick Warne. 1924. Coloured illustrations by Kate Greenaway with full-page frontispiece, vignette to title, 5 full-page illustrations and text illustrations throughout. Original white glazed pictorial upper and lower boards with yellow cloth spine. 12mo. All edges blue. Slight wear to corners of upper cover; front and rear endpapers and paste-downs browned; else an excellent copy. Schuster and Engen 17(15a) except their copy measures 9.8cm. ALMANACK FOR 1925. [London]: Frederick Warne. 1925. Coloured illustrations by Kate Greenaway with full-page frontispiece, pictorial title and illustrations throughout. Original cream glazed pictorial upper and lower boards with yellow cloth spine. Oblong 12mo. All edges yellow. In a printed tissue dust-jacket, not noted by Scuster and Engen. Slight wear to glazing of boards; book-plate of Robert Massmann to front pastedown; the fragile jacket has tears and loss affecting the printing on the upper wrapper. Repairs have been made by the addition of two pieces of glassine. Else an excellent copy. Schuster and Engen 18(16c). ALMANACK FOR 1926. [London]: Frederick Warne. 1926. Coloured illustrations by Kate Greenaway with full-page frontispiece, pictorial title and illustrations throughout. Original black glazed pictorial upper and lower boards with black cloth spine. 12mo. All edges yellow. In a printed tissue dust-jacket not noted by Schuster and Engen. Book-plate of Robert Massmann to front pastedown; slight, small damp-staining affecting 8 pages; the fragile jacket has small tears and a very small loss to the lower wrapper; else an excellent copy. Schuster and Engen 19(17a) ALMANACK FOR 1927. [London]: Frederick Warne. 1927. Coloured illustrations by Kate Greenaway with full-page frontispiece, pictorial title and illustrations throughout. Original cream glazed pictorial upper and lower boards with yellow cloth spine. 12mo. All edges yellow. In a printed tissue dust-jacket. The fragile jacket has tears and some loss affecting the printing on the upper wrapper; else an excellent copy. Schuster and Engen 20(18a). ALMANACK FOR 1928. [London]: Frederick Warne. 1928. Coloured illustrations by Kate Greenaway with full-page frontispiece, vignette to title and 16 full-page illustrations. Original tan glazed pictorial upper and lower boards with brown cloth spine. 18mo. All edges light green. In a printed tissue dust-jacket. Book-plate of Robert E. Massmann to front pastedown; centre leaf (pages [17] to [20] inclusive) not sewn in as published; the fragile jacket has small tears and one tear 4cm long to the upper wrapper; else an excellent copy. Schuster and Engen 21(19a). ALMANACK AND DIARY FOR 1929. London: Frederick Warne. 1929. Coloured illustrations by Kate Greenaway with full-page frontispiece, pictorial title and 16 full-page illustrations. Original light green imitation morocco cloth lettered and stamped gilt on upper-cover. 12mo. Top edge gilt. In a printed tissue, dust-wrapper. Book-plate of Robert Massmann to front pastedown; slight wear to head and tail of spine; the fragile jacket has a number of tears and loss, affecting the text on the upper cover, with several repairs; else an excellent copy. Schuster and Engen 22(20a). [16195]

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