The Hey Diddle Diddle Picture Book; Drawn by R.C. Engraved and Printed by E. Evans

London: George Rutledge and Sons, 1883. First edition. Hardcover. Orig. illustrated cloth covers. Very good. Caldecott, Randolph. Separate pagination for each tale. 20.5 x 23.5 cm. Illustrated in black and white with colored engravings by the premier color printer of the 19th century, Edmund Evans. Caldecott died in St. Augustine, Florida in 1886 at the age of forty while on holiday. Interior contents clean and bright. Armorial bookplate of Henry Vincent. Covers a bit dusty, bump to lower right corner, covers a bit dusty.