Shute e l text and illustrations (1 Ergebnisse)

FIRST EDITION (1891), text in English, small 4to, 195 x 220 mm, 7½ x 8¾ inches, cloth backed boards with delightful coloured illustration of Pouf the poodle and a little girl, (24) pages. Sepia frontispiece and title vignette, 7 very sweet colour plates, other jolly sepia vignettes in the verse text. Monsieur Pouf is a large elegant black poodle-dog, born and bred in Russia and bought by a loving Papa for some little girls who of course adore him. Head and tail of spine and corners slightly worn, top corner to upper cover slightly chipped with 10 mm (½") surface paper missing, surface paper slightly chipped at corners of lower cover. Text pages facing colour plates faintly browned, 2 tiny ink marks to 1 margin, occasional slight fingermark, 1 inner joint cracked, binding sound. A very good copy of a delightful book. Neat inscription dated 'Xmas 1890' on half-title. Although British Library accession date is given as 1892, the most likely publication date is 1891. MORE IMAGES ATTACHED TO THIS LISTING, ALL ZOOMABLE. FURTHER IMAGES ON REQUEST. POSTAGE AT COST. .…