Julia Ellsworth Ford; Witter Bynner [rhymes] — Snickerty Nick

New York, Moffat, Yard & Co, 1919 . First edition. Cloth. Beautifully illustrated by Arthur Rackham, this is the first edition of Julia Ellsworth Ford's charming children's play inspired by the Oscar Wilde tale 'The Selfish Giant&apos. The first edition, first printing. In the publisher's original unclipped dust wrapper. Illustrated with a colour frontispiece and two further colour plates by Arthur Rackham, alongside further vignettes. Collated, complete. A fantastical children's play in which a series of characters explore the winter garden of Oscar Wilde's Selfish Giant. The work of Julia Ellsworth Ford, with rhymes from Witter Bynner. In the publisher's original cloth binding, with unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, vibrant, with bump to back strip tail. Areas of fading to front board and back strip tail. Tide mark to dust wrapper back strip, with small losses to back strip head and tail. Two closed tears to front wrap tail, with losses to rear wrap tail, and light edgewear to rear wrap head. Internally, firmly bound. Pages clean and bright. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: Arthur Rackham. Very Good Indeed/Very Good.