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London, Wells Gardner, Darton & Co. Ltd. [1906] (Undated, dated from a co. Cloth. London: Wells Gardner, Darton & Co. Ltd. [1906] (Undated, dated from a copy held by the British Library). Cloth. Very Good Indeed. 7.5" by 5". J. Ayton Symington. A charming, and very scarce illustrated children's title, in original illustrated binding. An incredibly scarce edition of this children's title, in original blue pictorial boards.Features a monochrome frontispiece, and 3 further monochrome plates. Collated, complete.Illustrations rendered by British artist James Ayton Syminton, who provided the illustrations for several magazines, and many books, including those of H. G. Wells and Honore de Balzac. Bound in original blue pictorial boards. Externally, very smart. Very mild shelf wear to extremities. Mild fading to rear board. Internally, generally firmly bound. First signature (title page - p.2 weak). Pages generally bright and clean, with occasional handling marks and spotting. Light spotting to text block edge. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: J. Ayton Symington. Very Good Indeed .