Mother Goose or the Old Nursery Rhymes. Illustrated by Kate Greenaway. London: Frederick Warne & Co., no date c [1915]. Pp 52. Publishers limp sued covers, lettered & illustrated in gilt. A very good copy & ideal gift edition.

A collection of over forty popular nursey rhymes each accompanied by a charming coloured illustration by Kate Greenway.

First published in 1881, Greenway’s  ‘Mother Goose’ is considered one of the high-points of Victorian illustrated book production and design.