16mo. Grey stiff pict.paper covers with col.plate on fr.cover. Nice clean copy. Two tiny mark on rear board. Two faded private stamp on first blank page. Private name stamp & dated inscription on verso of frontis dated Xmas 1919. Inside generally clean & tight. Coloured plates. 85 pp; There is no year on the title-page. The first copies to be printed (Dec.1918 had the letter "N" missing from the end of "London" in the imprint. (Dec.1918: 30,000 copies/ June 1919: 5,000 copies/ March 1920: 5,000 copies). This copy has the ?n? in the imprint. The endpapers are correct for the first edition of this title, - they were for the first time used in December1918, with the figures of Johnny Town-Mouse in the centre of one endpaper, and the figure of Timmy Willie in the centre of the other endpaper.(L. Linder). Seller Inventory # 87343

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Title: The Tale of Johnny Town-Mouse

Publisher: F. Warne & Co. 1919 (1st.ed. ,2nd issue)

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T.A. PROCTOR T/A THE ANTIQUE MAP & BOOKSHOP,established 1976. Our shop in Puddletown,Dorset has been open since 1978. We are situated in the heart of the "HARDY COUNTRY", just outside Dorchester on the Road to Bournemouth. Our miscellaneous stock is interesting and changes frequently. We also stock some antique maps (mostly of Dorset) and some engravings of mostly local views. Member of ABA and ILAB.

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