Cicely Mary Barker — Old Rhymes for All Times

London; Glasgow, Blackie & Son Limited, [1928] dated from a copy held by. First edition. Cloth. London; Glasgow: Blackie & Son Limited, [1928] dated from a copy held by the British Library. First edition. Cloth. Very Good. 10.5" by 8.5". Cicely Mary Barker. A charming, and uncommon first edition, illustrated, and prefaced, by the author. An uncommon first edition copy of this 1928 publication, bound in its original pictorial boards.Beautifully illustrated with both frequent vignette illustrations, and 9 vividly-coloured plates, created by author, Cicely Mary Barker, who is known for her popular illustration series 'The Flower Fairies&apos.An influential artist from a young age, Barker was, at one time, the youngest member ever of the Croydon Art Society,  and often produced work deeply influenced by her Christian faith.This copy also features illustrated endpapers, printed in red and green.This copy is missing the frontispiece, the coloured plates belonging to p.24 and p.41 have been removed. The monochrome vignette illustrations, on approximately 3 pages, have been neatly coloured in with colouring pencils. Bound in its original brown cloth pictorial boards. Externally, in lovely condition. Fading to spine. Slight bumping to head and tail. Pencil mark to rear board. Internally, firmly bound, very slight strain. Pages generally bright and clean. Spotting to edges of text block. Occasional handling marks. Tippex over name inscription to front blank. Missing frontispiece, and 2 colour plates. Colouring to approx. 3 pages. Very Good . Ill.: Cicely Mary Barker. Very Good .