Der Bar und der Mond [The Bear and the Moon] Rabbits - Pictorial works - Juvenile fiction IMMACULATELY PRESERVED

IMMACULATELY PRESERVED

copies with the hand-coloring intact and free from juvenile scribbling or severe structural tearing are remarkably scarce

with a custom paper label affixed to the front cover bearing manuscript titles signed by Wall

In Fairyland stands as one of the quintessential monuments of Victorian children's literature and color woodblock printing

Both drawings are distinctly signed with the artist's initials "K

Der Bar und der Mond [The Bear and the Moon] Rabbits - Pictorial works - Juvenile fiction IMMACULATELY PRESERVED[Reinhardt, Karl]. DER BAR UND DER MOND [THE BEAR AND THE MOON]. Hamburg: Hoffmann und Campe; London: Trubner & Co.; Paris: A. Franck, 1855. FIRST EDITION. 8vo 9 11 16" X 7 13 16". Gray paper backed gray paper pictorial wrappers with titles and decoration printed in black to front wrapper, and decoration printed in black to back wrapper, with minor edge wear, minor wear and pinch creasing to spine, slight toning to edges, a 1" closed split to upper