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by Mars, Maurice de Bonvoisin

$150 · Offered by Type Punch Matrix

First edition

London: George Routledge and Sons, 1890 . First UK edition. First edition in English of this collection of vignettes of children and a variety of animals, from house cats to elephants, with illustrations inspired by the art of Kate Greenaway. Very good. Item #36129 Mars's use of soft pastel colors and his compositions call to mind the work of Boutet de Monvel and Kate Greenaway, who was

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