First edition. No DW. 201pp + [2]pp Folly Brook Song. Frontis., 21 wood-engraved plates + delightful head and tail-pieces to each section and chapter by Watkins-Pitchford. Original buff cloth printed in red, spine sl. faded, sl. signs of wear to extremities. Pages 1 - 67 rippled but readable, bookplate, some occ. foxing o/w a VG copy a first of one of the most neglected masterpieces of British children's literature. View More...
Hollis & Carter, London. 1952. First edition. Hardback with DW. 4to. Colour frontis. + 2 tone illustration to title page + 11 colour plates + b/w illustrations. Boards are very slightly bowed and partially faded. Contents are lovely and clean with no inscriptions. The wrapper is NOT PRICE CLIPPED, but is browned and slightly soiled and has several small closed tears to extremities. Overall a lovely copy. View More...
First Edition. DW. Illustrated. Crease to spine and front board very slightly soiled, fore-edges foxed. Ownership signature to front endpaper and contents are otherwise clean and sound. Wrapper spine sunned, chipped with slight loss at head, large close tear to front panel, previously unskillfully repaired with tape, which has perished and been removed, leaving marks inside and out o/w VG/VG-. View More...
