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Little Songs of Long Ago. More Old Nursery Rhymes. Illustrated by H. Willebeek Le Mair.

(LE MAIR, H. Willebeek, 'Saida') MOFFAT, Alfred.

London: Augener Ltd, c. 1912. Folio. Publisher's yellow cloth with gilt titles to spine, gilt titles and pasted down colour illustration to upper board. Corners slightly bumped. Pictorial dustwrapper, bright with small chips and tears to edges. 30 (+2) Beautiful full-page colour illustrations to accompany each song. A very good, clean, bright copy, with its original glassine wrap, frayed to extremities, age toned, and with a couple of closed tears. Rare thus. Item #41447

Price: £245.00 save 50% £122.50

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