By Various; Juliana Horatia Gatty
London   George Bell and Sons
8" by 6" vi, 762pp; vi, 761pp
Two volumes of 'Aunt Judy's' charming Christmas volume for children, containing short stories, poetry, and illustrations.
By Various; Juliana Horatia Gatty

1877 - 1879 Aunt Judy's Christmas Volume For 1877 Aunt Judy's Christmas Volume For 1879

London   George Bell and Sons
8" by 6" vi, 762pp; vi, 761pp
Two volumes of 'Aunt Judy's' charming Christmas volume for children, containing short stories, poetry, and illustrations.
£225.00
: 3kgs / : 603P28

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Illustrated, Leather Binding, Original Binding

Two volumes of 'Aunt Judy's Christmas Magazine', for the years 1877 and 1879. 'Aunt Judy's Magazine' was a magazine for children founded by Margaret Gatty in 1866. The magazine aimed to help children towards the right morals with entertaining stories, histories, and poems. 1877 contains sixty-one plates and in-text illustrations, by W.L. Jones, S.V. Murch, F. Gilbert, Fedor Flinzer, P. Skelton, Charles Whymper, Edward Whymper, and A. W. Bayes. This volume includes 'A Bad Habit' by J.H.Ewing, 'The Christmas Rose' by H.K.F.Gatty, 'A Forest Fairy' by A.R.Carrington, 'Land Slugs' by Margaret Plues', 'Needles' by G.Goldney', and 'Willy and Mary in Search of Fairyland'. Also included is a selection of poetry, including 'A Sweet Little Dear', 'Child's Love', 'The Fawn', 'Kit's Cradle', and 'The Violets'. 1879 contains a frontispiece, and fifty plates and in-text illustrations by Randolph Caldecott, Charles Green, Fedor Flinzer, Charles Whymper, W. L. Jones, Eugen Klimsch, and P.J. Thumann. This volumes includes a short biography about Arabella Stuart by Lady Lamb, 'The Dog in History' by M.F.O'Malley, 'The Fairy Painters', 'The Grasshoppers', 'Naughty Hugh' by A.S. Gatty, and 'The Tailor and The Wolves', among many other works. There's also a selection of poetry, including 'Alpine Flowers', 'Christmas Snow', and 'The Kingfisher'. Collated, complete.

Condition

In the original half calf binding with marbled paper boards. Externally, smart. Light rubbing to the spines, joints, and extremities, causing very minor loss. 1877 volume is lightly faded to the spine. Minor rubbing to the marbled paper boards. Joints of the 1879 volume are starting, but remain firm. Light offsetting to the recto of the front endpaper, and to the verso of the rear endpaper of the 1879 volume. Internally, generally firmly bound, though the 1879 volume is slightly strained in places. Pages are bright and generally clean, with just the odd spot and handling mark throughout.

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