FRÖHLICH, Karl. Karl Fröhlich's Frolicks With Scissors and Pen. The Rhymes translated and adapted from the original German of Frölich. By Madame de Chatelain. FIRST EDITION. Joseph Myers & Co. 1860
25 illustrated rhymes on rectos only; some sl. marking. Orig. red cloth, dec. in blind & gilt; sl. dulled & rubbed. Bookseller's ticket of E.C. Spurin; signature 'Mann' on leading f.e.p. a.e.g. A nice copy in custom-made double slip-case, sl. faded blue morocco spine.
¶Not in BL; Copac records copies at Exeter, Manchester, UCL and Royal Holloway only; not recorded on OCLC. 25 nursery rhymes attractively illustrated with silhouettes by Karl Frölich. 'Not all dealers in the black art stand in need of the conjuror's stuffed crocodile'. So begins the introductory chapter on Frölich, the story of his journey from poor shoemaker's son to artist and printer.
Stock #62075
£280
46, Great Russell Street - (opp. British Museum) - Bloomsbury, London WC1B 3PA
