[CHILDREN'S BOOKS]. GREENAWAY, Kate (1846-1901). Almanacks. London: George Routledge & Sons, 1883-1895. Thirteen 24mo, one 12mo volumes, plus a facsimile of Greenaway's 1885 Alphabet (probably ca. 1973). Color illustrations throughout. Publisher's glazed paper boards with illustrations. 1889 volume is bound in publisher's brown cloth boards. 1884, 1886, and 1892 volumes are bound in imitation vellum and, along with the 1889 volume, gilt-edged and lettered in gilt on front boards. 1884 volume is a 12mo stitched pamphlet. FIRST EDITIONS OF THE COMPLETE SET OF ALMANACKS.

Slight rubbing at edges and some rubbing on boards of the 1889, 1893, and 1895 volumes. Light foxing, as usual. Some damp staining on back board of 1888 volume. Additionally, some staining on endpapers of 1890 volume, but in general the 1890 and 1891 volumes are remarkably bright and clean. Overall a very good set of sound volumes with clean, bright illustrations throughout. In a custom red full morocco pull-apart case with chemise, stamped in gilt on spine and cover and lettered in gilt on spine, produced in the mid-twentieth century by W. Root & Son Binders, London.