W. C. F. Richardson — India-Rubber Jack

London , Swan Sonnenschein, [1902]. First edition. Cloth. A very scarce classic children's book. Dated 1902 from a copy on JISC held by the Victoria and Albert Museum libraries. The first edition.Very scarce. The text and full-page illustrations on facing pages with respective versos and rectos blank but included within the pagination.India- Rubber Jack is a story of a baby and how he became Rubber Jack. This is the second title published in the 'Oogley OO' Book series. The text is accompanied by twenty-eight coloured plates illustrated by Gerard Sichel. Collated complete. In the original publisher's cloth. Externally generally smart. Rubbing to the head and tail of the spine. Light marks to the boards. Internally firmly bound. Spotting to the first and last pages. The pages are bright and clean. A crack to the front pastedown resulting in cockling to the boards. Contemporary ink inscription on the title page. Very Good . Ill.: Gerald Sichel. Very Good .