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Title: A Sketch-Book of R. Caldecott's

Author: Randolph Caldecott

Illustrator: Randolph Caldecott

Release Date: June 24, 2010 [EBook #32967]

Language: English

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A Sketch-Book
of R. Caldecott's

Reproduced by Edmund Evans
the Engraver & Printer

& Published by George Routledge & Sons

London & New York

Dedicated to Everybody--
but copyright reserved.

[Illustration]

[Illustration: Intense & searching students of Nature]

[Illustration: The Seasons Pepper Green Peas]

[Illustration: March]

[Illustration: Spring.

"When Love came first to earth, the Spring
Spread Rose-beds to receive him,
And back he vow'd his flight he'd wing
To Heaven, if she should leave him."]

[Illustration]

[Illustration: Under the walls of Siena]

[Illustration: "Now be careful!"]

[Illustration: San Gimignano]

[Illustration: April

"In the Spring a young mans fancy
lightly turns to thoughts of love."]

[Illustration]

[Illustration: Review of the Household Troops. The Cavalry.]

[Illustration]

[Illustration: The Infantry]

[Illustration]

[Illustration: The Spectators.]

[Illustration: Summer.

"But Spring departing, saw his faith
Pledged to the next new Comer--
He revell'd in the warmer breath
And richer bowers of Summer."]

[Illustration]

[Illustration]

[Illustration: Quite a small party]

[Illustration]

[Illustration: The Gardeners]

[Illustration: Mustard. (Cold Beef)]

[Illustration]

[Illustration: Wybournes]

[Illustration]

[Illustration: Autumn.

"Then Sportive Autumn claim'd by rights
An Archer for her lover,"

{rest of the verse belongs}
{to Winter--see farther on}]

[Illustration]

[Illustration]

[Illustration: Exercising the Pack]

[Illustration: