The Boy and His Presence of Mind.
London: Raphael Tuck & Sons, [1909]. First edition. Hardcover. Not dated, ca. 1909. The wonderfully illustrated story of a boy who flies like the wind to rescue his young sister Mary from various calamities. Includes the story "Nurse Is Always Right".
32 mo, [36] pp, unpaginated, color and b&w ills throughout. Quarter green cloth and pictorial boards with illustration of boy & sister with umbrella at front cover, title printed in red, illustration signed "G F" lower right corner. Color and b/w illustrations throughout, decorative endpapers. Boards dusty, some chipping to ffep, inner hinges strengthened. OCLC: 179244638 records 2 copies, at Princeton & Cambridge University. Good + overall. Item #15649
Price: $75.00