ROSSETTI, Christina (author). Arthur HUGHES (illustrator). Sing-Song. A Nursery-Rhyme Book. London; George Routledge & Sons. 1872.

8vo.; original forest-green polished cloth pictorially blocked to spine and upper cover with a lavish design in gilt, all edges gilt, original matt brown endpapers; pp. [vii], viii-ix + [ii] + 130 + [ii]; with pictorial title-page vignettes, frontispiece with the original tissue and a total of 120 fine wood-engraved illustrations by Arthur Hughes; an excellent copy, externally bright and sharp with only slight bruising to spine ends, mild rubbing to spine and tiny abrasions to the forecorners; internally generally fresh and clean with some light spotting throughout, without ownership marks or inscriptions.

First edition of this classic Victorian nursery rhyme book by one of the Victorian era’s finest poets.  Rossetti celebrates early childhood and family while focusing on nature, animals, and the seasons. including riddles, play songs, cradle songs, and counting verse.