R. M. Ballantyne — The Three Little Kittens

London, Blackie & Son Limited, 1925. Cloth. A scarce copy of this charming children's tale following three young kittens, with illustrations throughout. Scarce work. Dated from the British Library. With a coloured frontispiece and many black-and-white in-text images. A charming story following three kittens as they learn from their mother and search for their supper. Written by Robert Michael Ballantyne, a prolific Scottish author of juvenile fiction who wrote over one hundred books. Illustrated by F. A. Williams, an English artist and illustrator. In the original quarter yellow cloth binding with pictorial paper covered boards. Externally, smart with light shelf wear and minor chipping to the extremities. The odd small mark to the boards. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean with the odd spot. Light scattered spotting to the endpapers. Very Good . Ill.: F. A. Williams. Very Good .