THE BAD CHILD'S BOOK OF BEASTS. [Illustrated by Tony Ross.**]

UK,slim Qrto HB,no dw/dj,as issued,illustrated,1st edn thus. [Originally and first published (1896) children's poems,with Basil Temple Blackwood (B.T.B.) as the illustrator.] FINE-. No owner inscrptn and no price removal from rear board. Bright,crisp,clean,sharp-cornered,glossy,glazed,colour pictorial artwork by Tony Ross,illustrated boards with capitalised,black-lettered title,author and illustrator names to front board; blue spine/backstrip with black-lettered author+illustrator names,capitalised,black-lettered title and publisher's black illustrated colophon to foot of same,rear panel with colour pictorial illustration,and immaculate pale grey endpapers with a 3-colour block (b/w+grey) illustration of of Polar bear removing its outer fur over the course of the those sets of endpapers. Negligible shelf-wear,bumping,creasing to edges and corners - no nicks,tears or splits present but some minimal,superficial indent to rear boards,top edge,rear top corner - else virtually scoring/indent free.Top+fore-edges bright,crisp and clean - no foxing/spotting; contents bright,tight,clean, solid and sound - virtually pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages; corner tips,appears unread other than my own collation.UK,slim Qrto HB,no dw/dj,as issued,colour illustrated,1st edn,44pp [paginated and includes both free endpapers] also includes vignette illustrated title page with a colour pictorial illustrated dedication,an illustrated Introduction,16 illustrated animal rhyming couplet verses of animals such as the YAK, POLAR BEAR, DODO, CAMELOPARD, ELEPHANT, BABOON and the FROG etc. Visually the exterior appearance is exceptional,and particularly internally,the book is also in an exceptional condition/state of preservation and presentation for a book of its 20+ year-old age and nature, i.e. a child's book. It is only the minima exterior fault described that prevents a slightly higher grading.Despite that,it really is still an exceptional,exemplary example for its cleanliness, brightness and lack of detracting faults. Anthony Lee Ross (b. 10th August,1938 in London.) is a British author and illustrator of children's picture books.He attended Helsby Grammar School and studied at the Liverpool School of Art and Design. Ross has had many jobs, including a cartoonist, graphic designer, then art director at an advertising agency. In 1976, his long association with the fledgling Andersen Press began with the publication of his re-telling of 'Goldilocks and the Three Bears'. For several years he was also a senior lecturer in art and head of the illustration course at Manchester Polytechnic. Here,he is best known for writing and illustrating his 'Little Princess' books and for illustrating the 'Horrid Henry' series of Francesca Simon's. He also illustrates the works of David Walliams.He has also illustrated the 'Amber Brown' series by Paula Danziger, the 'Dr. Xargle' series by Jeanne Willis, and the 'Harry The Poisonous Centipede' series by Lynne Reid Banks. Please contact seller,because of the lighter weight of this item,for correct shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! N.B. ALL buyers please note,stocks' actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded,after order's receipt and before the order's despatch,especially if the item(s) are offered either P+p included/FREE. ** N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: Standard AIRMAIL postage from UK to these destinations can now cost more than the price of the book! If speed is not of the essence, then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. anything from a 1/3rd to 1/2 of the standard US AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always. **