Tales of India (The Windermere Series)

Part of the lovely series Windermere seriesof classic works of literature designed for young readers, each illustrated by a noted artist. Each has colored cloth-covered boards (this one is in black with silver spine lettering) with a decorative full-color paper pastedown on the front cover. There is also a full-color frontispiece & 4 full-color internal illustrations, all by artist Paul Strayer. A FIRST EDITION in this format from 1935 (first, thus), this hardcover is in VG- condition: generally very clean, with random smudges & light soil. The binding is strong & square, but front hinge is cracked, rear one starting. Pages show moderate, but age-appropriate, tanning, heavier to edges, but are completely unmarked save for former owner's name & date (1935) in pencil to verso of ffep (we never erase the marks of these long-ago child readers). Exterior shows mild-moderate rubbing to extremities, with slight fraying at corners/spine tips. No DJ (missing). Our photos depict the Exact book you will receive, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have! Same Day Shipping on all orders received by 2 pm Weekdays (Pacific time); Weekends & holidays ship next business day. 0.…