Les Animaux et leurs Petits
London: Dean's Rag Book #62, reissue and redesign of Animals and Their Little Ones; this edition published 1922 -1928 (Cope) and illustrated by Mildred C Hunter, not the earlier Berkeley version; 6d Dean's Patent Rag book series 3, red covers and green twill cloth spine with a mother white and brown rabbit and her three babies; 10 interior pages, 7.25x8" Toploader fabric.
Portraits of farm animals with engaging captions: Newly hatched chicks and a huge hen: "Quand serons-nous aussi grands que Maman?" Also published in German and Dutch. This book comes from the personal collection of the former owners of Dean's Rag Book Co. Ltd, documentation supplied.
Daughters of a Major General, Mildred and her sister Ethel, a writer, graduated from college and spent much of their early life travelling around the world with their parents. Mildred contributed to children's annuals, including Blackie's. In later life she and her sister settled in Blackheath, south east London.
CONDITION: Very Good Plus; no names, corners and pinking sharp, very bright and clean, ends of twill binding a bit stretched and scuffed. Item #22719
$260