R. Caldecott's collection of pictures & songs

R. Caldecott's collection of pictures & songs : containing The diverting history of John Gilpin, The house that Jack built, An elegy on the death of a mad dog, The babes in the wood, The three jovial huntsmen, Sing a song for sixpence, The Queen of Hearts, The farmer's boy : all exhibited in beautiful engravings, many of which are printed in colours. Drawn by R.C. ; engraved and printed by E. Evans. Contains the first eight of the shilling series ''R. Caldecott's picture books,'' cf. Osborne cited below. Copy 1: Inscribed on flyleaf: Princess Mary, from E.G.M. [Evelyn Graham-Montgomery]. Queen Mary's heraldic bookplate inside front cover. This book forms part of ''Queen Mary's Collection of Children's Books''. Each story is paginated separately (258 p. in total). Undated. Date from BLC.