A version of William Cowper's poem about John Gilpin with illustrations by Randolph Caldecott, ca.1878.
Date
ca.1878
Dimensions
height: 220mm
Organisation
Frederick Warne and Co. Ltd.
More details
A children's book illustrated by Randolph Caldecott based on William Cowper's comic ballad about a draper on a runaway horse. 'The diverting history of John Gilpin' was first published in 1878 and is one of sixteen children's books by Caledcott that were released for sale at Christmas between 1878 and 1886. This book is part of the reference collection of the graphic designer Charles Hasler.
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