Mrs. G. De Horne Vaizey [Jessie Bell] — Etheldreda the Ready: A School Story

London, Cassell & Company, Limited, 1910. First edition. Cloth. A first edition of this brightly illustrated novel from English writer Jessie Bell. First edition. Illustrated with a colour frontispiece and three colour plates. Collated complete. Following the life and adventures of the resourceful young protagonist, Etheldreda, affectionately known as "Ethel." Set in an English village, this humorous novel includes a series of escapades and endeavors filled with heartwarming moments as well as lessons in resilience and personal growth. Written by Jessie Bell, an English writer who wrote under her married name Mrs. George de Horne Vaizey. Illustrated by Charles Horrell, an English artist and illustrator. In the original full pictorial cloth binding. Externally, sound with light rubbing and minor bumping to the extremities. Fading to the spine with marks to the rear board. Small splits in the cloth to the head and tail of the spine resulting in light fraying. Front hinge starting but firm. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright with light spotting and minor age toning to the first and last few pages. Good . Ill.: Charles Horrell. Good .