xii, 308pp, [vi, publisher's ads] pp. Buckram cloth boards with black and blind decorations, gilt lettering front and spine, bevelled edges. Top edge gilt. Brown endpapers. 8vo. Cloth a little pushed at spine ends, slightly worn. Text block edges dust darkened, top edge gilding dull. Bookplate of Anne and F G Reiner on front paste down . Hint of page aging else neat, clean and tight.
Anne (1911-1988) and Ferdinand (1905-1988) Reiner were leading collectors of children's literature, doing much to revitalise the popularity of the genre as a subject of serious collecting and academic research. Their collection was bequeathed to the Victoria and Albert Museum in London.
