Cover and illustrations by Arthur Rackham.

Originally published by Harrap in 1935; this edition by Weathervane Books, New York, n.d.

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Hammond, Hammond & Co Ltd, London, 1947

Jacket design by Stein

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Illustration by Randolph Caldecott to "The Babes in the Wood"

From "R Caldecott's First Collection of Pictures & Songs", Frederick Warne & Co Ltd, London and New York, n.d.

Sore sicke he was, and like to dye,
No helpe his life could save;
His wife by him as sicke did lye,
And both possest one grave.

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Illustration by Randolph Caldecott to "The Babes in the Wood"

From "R Caldecott's First Collection of Pictures & Songs", Frederick Warne & Co Ltd, London and New York, n.d.

And he that was of mildest mood,
Did slaye the other there,
Within an unfrequented wood,
Where babes did quake for feare.

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Illustration by Randolph Caldecott to "The Babes in the Wood"

From "R Caldecott's First Collection of Pictures & Songs", Frederick Warne & Co Ltd, London and New York, n.d.

Their prettye lippes with blackberries
Were all besmear'd and dyed;
And when they saw the darksome night,
They sat them downe and cryed.

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