Nursery Rhymes Misfitz, (c. 1910)
3 3/4 x 2 3/4 in.
9.5 x 7 cm.
9.5 x 7 cm.
(London): C. W. Faulkner & Co.
361
54 cards colorfully and playfully illustrated with the heads, torsos, and legs of beloved nursery rhyme characters, among them Goldilocks, Old King Cole, and Little Boy Blue. The publisher's label...
54 cards colorfully and playfully illustrated with the heads, torsos, and legs of beloved nursery rhyme characters, among them Goldilocks, Old King Cole, and Little Boy Blue. The publisher's label indicates this set as the "foreign production," but notably with the British monarchy's iconography as the uniform verso design; the "British production" features a much more abstract pattern. Includes the instruction sheet, which has proven a rare survival even for otherwise complete Misfitz sets. Cards bright and minimally edgeworn, instruction sheet modestly foxed and somewhat tender at creases, else a near fine set in carton with repaired original top and replaced bottom.