Descrizione

47 pages. Contains the following illustrated verses: The Spartan; The First Doll; The Nun; The Crier; Fairies; The Puritan; The Black Page; The Briton; Hawking; The May Queen; The Watchman; The Outlaw; The Jester; Dreams; The Ballroom; The Troubadour; The Sampler; Mermaids; The Sphinx. Chip from lower corner of front free endpaper. Hinges and binding intact. Minor lean to spine. Half-inch chip from colour illustration upon front board (please see photo). Somewhat above-average wear externally. Both decorated free endpapers have partially yellowed with age. Tissue protecting colour frontis semi-detached. Twelve colour plates in all. Some line drawings have been daintily water coloured by a prior owner serving as a net benefit to the book in our opinion. No other markings. Overall, a sound copy of this most delightful work. Book