Cautionary Verses (Illustrated Album Edition)

Collects all of the author's weirdly twisted & humorous guides to moral education for children in one volume, with all of the original pen-and-ink illustrations by B.T.B & Nicolas Bentley interspersed throughout the 407 pages. First published in this format in 1931, this is a 1941 printing. Octavo (7" x 9") has burgundy cloth over boards, blind-stamped with title & illustration to front/lettered in gilt to spine. Dark topstain. Condition is VG : very clean, binding strong & straight, pages off-white with light tanning around edges, unmarked save for former owner's name/address in pencil to ffep. Endpapers show offsetting. Mild rubbing to extremities & slight corner bumping. The unclipped DJ (with orig. $3.00 price intact to front flap) is Good , with slight loss at both ends of spine, chipping at corners, light soil; nicely protected in new clear mylar cover free! Our photos depict the Exact book you will receive, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have! Same Day Shipping on all orders received by 2 pm Weekdays (Pacific time); later orders, weekends & holidays ship very next business day Title: Cautionary Verses (Illustrated Album Edition) Author Name: Belloc, Hilaire; Bentley, Nicholas (Illustrator); B. T. B. Edition: First American Edition Illustrator: Bentley, Nicholas; B. T. B. Location Published: New York, New York, Alfred A. Knopf: 1941 Binding: Hardcover Book Condition: Very Good Jacket Condition: Good Type: Book Categories: graphic novels, illustrators Seller ID: 024987 Keywords: humor verse rhyme moral education morality children poems illustrated english punch british