Kate Greenaway for Vintage Thingie Thursday

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(Kate Greenaway, 1846 - 1901. Image found at Wikipedia)

I'm sharing a darling Kate Greenaway book with you that I picked up a couple of weeks ago at a Postcard and Paper Show. It doesn't have a copyright date. I looked all through the book and couldn't find one. I did find a stamp at the back of the book with the date February 1913 ... after peering at it for the longest time, I finally realized what it said. "F. J. B. & Co., Feb. 1913, Binders". So there we are, printed in 1913. Sleuthing on the internet can be fun ... I found this example of F. J. B. & Co.'s stamp, after a google search for them. Their stamp is the first one listed on the page.

The book is a bit beat up but the spine is intact and there is soiling but not so bad when you consider it is nearly one hundred years old.

You may read about Kate Greenaway here. (Or do a google search ... this was the first one I came upon that looked interesting.)

You can view the original American edition online here. (sorry, you have to type in a verification code to get in to the site)

Edited to add: I just found the most wonderful library site with lots of editions of her books to view.

Here's a small sampling of the charming illustrations and rhymes inside.

The Table of Contents is full of delightful illustrations for each rhyme.