Bunny and Brownie The Adventures of George & Wiggle by OUTHWAITE, Ida Rentoul - 1930

A & C Black, 1930. 1st Edition. Hardcover. VG++/G. 1st Edition, 1st Impression. 205 x 267 mm blue cloth backed decorative boards with 90 x 112 mm pictorial title label to the front and gilt stamped titles to the spine, pictorial endpapers 99pp, (1) blank,(4) author's works with 8 colour plates, 8 black and white plates and further black and white illustrations within the text. With extremely scarce unclipped jacket priced at 10s 6d. The boards are brighter than usual with faint marking along the top and bottom edges of the front board corresponding to the tears in the dust jacket, presumably due a a reaction with the tape. The rear board has a 3 mm dark spot on the rear board and a faint mark from the tape that had been used to repair the rear panel of the jacket. Internally the book is very clean, without names, inscriptions or book plates and all the illustrations are clean, bright and unmarked, save one plate which has a repaired tear at the bottom margin. There is a little light spotting almost entirely confined to the prelims and last couple of pages. The jacket is a scarce survivor and is somewhat tired with marking from old tape (now removed) along the top and bottom edges and to repair a number of significant tears including one that runs from the bottom edge of the rear panel and extends just over half way up the back panel. Overall a really lovely copy of this beautifully illustrated Outhwaite 1st Edition that has been well protected by its scarce dust jacket. Rainford & Parris Books welcomes enquiries, so please do not hesitate to ask if you require further images or have any questions. All books are packaged with great care.