[Rarebooks] FS - Cecil Aldin "Farm-Yard Puppies"

[GREENFIELD BOOKS]

*ALDIN, Cecil. /FARM-YARD PUPPIES/*. Bound in original illustrated 
paper-covered boards. Published by Humphrey Milford, London, and printed 
on stiff paper by Thomas Forman and Sons, Nottingham. ND (1911). 1st 
edition, unpaginated. Aldin is both the writer and the illustrator. 
There are twelve full-page coloured prints of the mischievous puppies 
plus several other black-and-while illustrations.

An early Aldin "puppy" tale. No date of publication is shown but our 
research indicates that the book was published in 1911. It contains 
twelve full-page illustrations, each signed in the plate by Aldin with 
his distinctive signature. There is a 13th illustration of the two 
puppies on the front board, under the title, which is printed in bright 
red letters. The boards are rubbed at the edges, with small loss to the 
tips, and some light scuffing and soiling. The hinges are tight but the 
text block has partially separated from the spine. Each illustration is 
accompanied by a poem (dare we say "doggerel"?). There has been some 
off-setting of the coloured illustrations to the following pages, but it 
is neither untoward nor extensive. Several pages have fingerprint 
smudges. Overall, the book remains in good condition.

Price: $175.00.

Terms of sale - the price is in USD. Postage and packing charge is $10 
in North America, $15 overseas by surface, or $22.50 by air. Payment by 
check, credit card, or PayPal. Returnable within seven days of receipt 
if found to be not as described.



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