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1927 · réf. 002553 — A collection of 35 poems for children including fairy stories accompanied by line drawings by Phyllis Paul Joyce Mercer etc. and four colour plates three by Charles Robinson. Undated but British Library gives date of 1927. Original brown weave design cloth with brown illustration and titles to front. Covers are marked and bowed. Head of spine worn with small loss to cloth small splits to foot of spine rubbing to corners. Gutters between page 16 and facing colour plate and at back endpaper cracked with webbing exposed but binding holding firm. Small loss to edge of page 11 and 2 cm tear to bottom edge of pages 25/27/29 does not affect text. Fox spotting to title page and in places in text. Some dog-eared corners and creasing to pages. Pages discoloured with marks in places. A scarce book with only five copies listed on Copac. Not ex-library. No names notes or inscriptions. 64pp. All books are individually described. All overseas orders are sent airmail by Royal Mail International Tracked. Collins Clear-Type Press hardcover