Herbert Hayens — Bunty&Apos;S Story Book

London, Collins' Clear-Type Press, [1922]. First edition. Cloth. A beautiful and very scarce first edition anthology of tales and poems for children, colourfully illustrated throughout. The first edition of this very scarce work.In the very very rare original unclipped pictorial dust wrapper.An anthology of thirty-two magical stories and poems for children, including 'The Dwarfs and the Elves', 'Baldur the Beloved', 'The Children in the Moon', 'How Cuchullain Was Made A Knight', and more.Illustrated with a colour frontispiece, seven colour plates, and in-text line drawings.Collated, complete.Edited by Herbert Hayens.Illustrated by A. E. Jackson, Anne Anderson, Wilhelm Roegge, Joyce Merce, and J. Monsell.Two pages of adverts to the rear. In the original publisher's cloth binding, in the original unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, smart. Light bumping to the head and tail of the spine and to the extremities. Spine and tail of the front board faded. Light marks to the boards, heavier to the rear board, with faint damp stains to the rear board. Prior owner's ink inscription to the front paste down. Minor edge wear to the dust wrapper. Spine is age-toned. Light rubbing to the spine. A few light marks to the dust wrapper. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Very Good . Ill.: A. E. Jackson; Anne Anderson; Wilhelm Roegge; Joyce Mercer; J. Monsell. Very Good/Very Good.