May Byron, Cecil Aldin's Happy Family, Vols 1-6, 1912, Very Good- hardcover book set
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Byron, May, and Cecil Aldin [illus]. London: Henry Frowde Hodder & Stoughton, 1912.
English, Very Good-, HC, 8vo, 7 7/8" x 7 3/8", Unpaginated.
Very Good octavo hardcovers in beige paper with color illustrations affixed to front panel of every volume, black lettering to front panel and spine. Notable foxing and sunning, some wear to edges and tips with some small tears, minor interior soiling, pencil marks to back panel of No. II, yellow marks to the illustration of No.VI, and writing in crayon on the front panel illustration to No. IV. Most volumes have slightly cocked spines, with a starting spine to No. IV. Dealer plate or blind stamp to front pastedown or endpaper of each volume. Unpaginated. Includes full-color illustrations and black ink drawings by Aldin. Wonderfully produced edition of the complete six-part Happy Family series by British writer May Byron with illustrations by British artist Cecil Aldin, which features the stories of Hungry Peter, Rufus, Humpty and Dumpty, Rags, Master Quack, and Forager. Charming, well-loved children's book set with character.