Ruff & Reddy ; The Fairy Guide. Being Dorothy's Adventures In Nurseryland

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Brown illustrated heavy duty card covers with linen backstrip. No date of publication but c. early 1900s. Dedicated to Dorothy Muriel Hassall. Printed by Alf Cooke Ltd of Leeds and published by T Fisher Unwin (the precursor of George Fisher Unwin). Rare in this format. 27 full page illustrations by John Hassall. Several line drawings accompany the text some of which have been coloured in. Many pages have pencil marginalia. 8cm closed tear to page 13, 3 cm closed tear to p19, corner of page 35 is missing. Binding is loose but stitching still holding. Boards have rubbed edges and corners. A well-used volume but still is reasonable condition considering its age.

45 GBP