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London: John F. Shaw and Co., no date [circa 1933]. [Children's Illustrated] FIRST SEXTON ILLUSTRATED EDITION. Quarto (28 x 22cm), pp.192. With eight chromolithographic plates including a frontispiece, 23 full page wood engravings, and numerous in-text illustrations. Publisher's colour-illustrated paper-covered boards. With the matching colour-illustrated dust-jacket. Some spotting to preliminaries. Corners bumped and rubbed, with a pull to the head of the spine. Jacket toned, with several large closed tears and some heavy chipping around the spine head and tail. A rare edition, with just two copies in UK libraries. Very good. Item #50456
Price: £495.00