Collectible - Acceptable

London and New York: Ernest Nister and E.P. Dutton & Co., n.d. ca. 1890s? Inscription dated 1911. Sm 4to hardcover in pictorial blue cloth boards. Ends on page 238. Color and B/W plates and illustrations throughout. Reading copy only. Spine cloth split at front joint and starting at rear. Spine tips and corners rubbed and frayed. Boards moderately soiled, with pencil scribble and yellow smear to front. Short gifter's inscription, dated 1911, to front free endpaper. Hinges cracked, and spine broken. Numerous pages detached, torn, and quite chipped, but all appear present, ending with page 238 (begins "Brow brinky" and ends "And she crept under the pudding-pan.") Toning and pencil scribbling throughout, but the pictorial front board and color plates are beautiful and surprisingly bright. Inquire if you need further information.