Cuming E D Rhymes (3 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Early Edition. Colour illustrations. There is a pencil name inscription on the front pastedown, light foxing to half-title page and very lightly scatttered throughout. Small repair to lower fore corner of clear leaf following title page. All else clean and firm inside. Firm boards with pictorial pastedown to front board and a cloth spine. Some minor edge wear and small marks to boards. Shepherd, J.A. (illustrator).…

FIRST EDITION (1908), folio, 395 x 275 mm, 15½ x 10¾ inches, cloth backed grey boards illustrated brown and white, green and cream illustrated endpapers, illustrated half-title, (34) pages Japan folded. Colour illustrated title page and 32 pages of delightful coloured illustrations, text above and below. Foxhound puppies get up to every sort of prank. Corners and board edges slightly rubbed, tiny chips to surface at top and bottom edges of boards, head and tail of spine just very slightly worn, minute nick in spine cloth. Endpapers slightly browned, half-title foxed and last page slightly foxed, occasional faint foxing to margins. A very good clean bright copy. The reprints are smaller (270 mm, 10¾" tall) with a mounted colour plate on the cover. J. A. Shepherd (1867-1946) was an animal painter known for humorous drawings of animals with human clothing and personalities. He worked for Punch for 40 years, noted for the style and wit of his illustrations. MORE IMAGES ATTACHED TO THIS LISTING, ALL ZOOMABLE. FURTHER IMAGES ON REQUEST. POSTAGE AT COST. A heavy book which may require extra postage.…

First edition. Large slim folio. Illustrated boards with green backstrip. No DW. Pages Japanese folded, printed on one side only with blank sides inside outer fold which is unopened so the whole could be framed. Boards a little soiled and very rubbed to top right corner. Contents foxed, gift dedication. A charming copy of a scarce dog item. VG+.…