Charles Pears — Mr. Punch&Apos;S Book for Children

London, Punch" Office, 1902. First edition. Hardback. A smart first edition of this scarce book for children from humorous Mr. Punch. First edition. Very scarce. Illustrated throughout with eight colour plates and many colour figures. Collated complete. A charming collections of short stories and scenes for children involving the traditional puppet character Mr. Punch. With tales including: On Xmas Morning, Measles, The Two Rabbits, The Animal Shop, and The Railway Station. Written and illustrated by Charles Pears, a British painter, illustrator and artist. Dated from the British Library. In the original pictorial paper covered boards. Externally, smart with light rubbing to the extremities and the odd small mark to the boards. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright with the odd spot or handling mark. Light spotting to the first and last few pages. Bookseller's label to the front pastedown. Near Fine . Ill.: Charles Pears. Near Fine .