The Just So Stories Painting Books for Children. The Elephant's Child; The Sing Song of Old Man Kangaroo; How the Rhinoceros got his Skin; How the Alphabet was Made.
Garden City, New York: Doubleday, Page & Co., 1923. First Edition. Hardcover. Good. Item #49792
4 volumes in the series, comprising: The Elephant's Child; The Sing-Song of Old Man Kangaroo; How the Rhinoceros Got His Skin; and How the Alphabet Was Made. Printed at The Country Life Press, Garden City, N.Y. Oblong 8vo. Publisher's illustrated paper boards. Text blocks detached in three volumes. Corners bumped and worn, with chipping and loss to portions of the spines; old clear-tape repairs to spines. Short marginal tear to one title page. Only one of the illustrations has been colored, namely the first image in Book 4. Otherwise clean throughout, with vibrant, attractive illustrations. Boards remain clean and bright. A nice, complete set of these colouring books for children.
Price (CAD): $400.00