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FIRST EDITION 1903, 4to, 300 x 270 mm, 11¾ x 10¾ inches, original publisher's tan cloth backed yellow boards with extra coloured illustration of 3 children sitting on a bench (repeated on lower board), 32 pages, each with a pictorial border by Willcox Smith in black and red in 2 designs. 6 enchanting colour plates, each of a child in a different activity, small coloured vignette on Dedication page. Corners and board edges slightly worn, a few small light scratches to boards, tiny piece of surface paper missing at lower inner corner of upper board, head and tail of spine slightly worn with tiny splits to cloth, piece cut from corner of front endpaper 140 x 80 mm (5½" x 3"), closed tear across lower inner corner of title page 100 mm (3¾") from corner tip, neatly repaired with no loss (see image), 1 plate reinserted and slightly worn at fore-edge, a few small closed margin tears neatly repaired, occasional pale spot to margins. A very good complete copy of a delightful book. MORE IMAGES ATTACHED TO THIS LISTING, ALL ZOOMABLE. FURTHER IMAGES ON REQUEST. POSTAGE AT COST.