SET OF 14 ALMANACKS, 1883 - 1895 (COMPLETE RUN) AND 1897 ALMANACK & DIARY
London: George Routledge and Sons; J. M. Dent & Co, 1883 - 1897. First editions, one variant! (1894)
A very good, complete set of Greenaway works which embody the spirit of illustration for children. The Almanacks appeal also lay in each new year's choice of decorations for the seasons. Although the Almanacks popularity was a bit more erratic than her major works, in America they had sales of almost twice the British market; the 1883 was the best-selling year, with more than 90,000 sold. The Greenaway craze inspired imitations and spin offs and even a line of clothing based on the clothing shown in her illustrations. Ultimately, Greenaway's works constitute one of the primary influences on children's illustration and children's publishing.
The first set consist of 14, 24mo volumes, 1883, 1884 in stiff printed pictorial wrappers.
1885, 1886, 1887 oblong 24mo, 1888,1889, 1890, 1891, 1892, 1893 with original postal wrapper, 1894, 1895, (no almanack published in 1896) 1897 in glassine jacket.
SET OF 6 ALMANACKS, 1924 - 1929.
London: Frederick Warne & Co., 1924 - 1929. Hardcover. Wonderful set of 6 Kate Greenaway Almanacks,
1924. 24mo, [24] pp. Cloth spine, pictorial boards. Engraved and printed by Edmund Evans. Color illustrations (originally used in the 1883 Almanack). In original glassine wrapper with printed statement: "The coloured illustrations are the actual first printing of the 1883 Almanack. The Text for the Year 1924 is now inserted". The glassine wrapper is slightly edge chipped; good condition.
1925. oblong, 24mo, [24] pp. Cloth spine, pictorial boards. Color illustrations. In original glassine wrapper with printed statement: "The Coloured illustrations are the actual first printing of the 1887 Almanack. The Text for the year 1925 is now inserted". The glassine wrapper is slightly edge chipped; good condition.
1926. 24mo, [24] pp. Cloth spine, pictorial boards. Engraved and printed by Edmund Evans. Color illustrations. No Glassine wrapper, very good condition.
1927. 24mo, [22]pp. Cloth spine, pictorial boards. Engraved and printed by Edmund Evans, Racquet Court, London. Cloth spine, pictorial boards. In original glassine wrapper with printed statement: "The Coloured illustrations are the actual first printing of the 1891 Almanack. The Text for the year 1927 is now inserted". very good condition.
1928. 24mo, [30]pp. Cloth spine, pictorial boards. In original glassine wrapper with printed statement: "The Coloured illustrations are the actual first printing of the 1894 Almanack. The Text for the year 1928 is now inserted". Very good condition;
Almanack & Diary for 1929. 16mo, [72]pp, teg. Includes Diary for 1929 with ruled pages. Engraved and printed by Edmund Evans. Gilt stamped pictorial green leather boards, no glassine wrapper, very good condition.
All neatly housed in 2 custom made fleece lined clamshell boxes by Sangorski and Sutcliffe
