James Johnson Sweeney [intro.] [ed.] — Three Young Rats

New York, The Museum of Modern Art, 1946. Cloth. A bright facsimile of this anthology edited by James Johnson Sweeney, with illustrations by Alexander Calder. A facsimile of this work in the publisher's original cloth binding, with the original unclipped dust wrapper, printed by the Crafton Graphic Company, New York. Originally published as a limited edition work in 1944, this is a facsimile of a delightful anthology of classic, surprising and darkly amusing nursery rhymes. This work was compiled, introduced and edited by James Johnson Sweeney (1900–1986), and illustrated throughout by Alexander Calder. Rhymes include 'Fee, Fie, Fo, Fum', 'Solomon Grundy', 'Jack and Gill went up the hill', 'One, two, buckle my shoe', 'The twelfth day of Christmas', and many more. In the publisher's original cloth binding, with the original unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, cloth is in excellent condition. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Dust wrapper remains bright and generally smart, with shelf wear to the joints and two small closed tears to the front of the wrap. Fine . Ill.: Alexander Calder. Fine/Very Good Indeed.