May Byron, Cecil Aldin
Cecil Aldin's Merry Party
Henry Frowde / Hodder & Stoughton
1913
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A first edition of Cecil Aldin's Merry Party.
- May Byron (British).
- Illustrated by Cecil Aldin (British).
- London: Henry Frowde / Hodder & Stoughton, 1913.
- Illustrated by Aldin with 36 tipped-in color plates, six of which are double page, and 36 full-page black-and-white images.
- Original quarter cloth, paper boards with pictorial paste-on, top edge gilt.
First edition of this rare Aldin title, a magnificent book featuring humanized pigs, dogs, cats and bunnies.
Includes the following stories: "Forager's Hunt"; "Breakfast Master Quack's Water Picnic"; "Rags Garden Party"; "Peter's Dinner Party"; "Tabitha's Tea Party"; and "Humpty & Dumpty's Fancy Dress Ball." A companion to Cecil Aldin's Happy Family, this is Aldin at his very best.
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GoodRebacked with original spine laid down.
Endpapers renewed.
Preliminary and final few leaves foxed, with a bit of foxing along fore-edge.
Minor signs of age and handling.
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