Winifred Simmons — The Moor Folk

London, Faber and Gwyer, 1926. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this illustrated short stories featuring animals and creatures in nature, a very scarce work. A delightful collection of children's short fantasy stories, featuring numerous animals and creatures such as squirrels, ducks, toads, and more, as they go on adventures. The first edition of this work. Written by Winifred Simmons, and illustrated by Australian artist Winifred Langlands. Colourfully illustrated with eight plates, collated and complete. A very scarce work. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally, generally smart, with some light shelf wear and light staining to the cloth. Bumping to the head and tail of the spine and extremities. Internally, firmly bound. A few spots to the first and last few pages, and the odd spot throughout, otherwise pages are bright and clean. Very Good . Ill.: Winifred Langlands. Very Good .