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Little Bo-Peep's Animal Story Book Vintage Children's Bedtime Stories inc. Aesops Fables

Little Bo-Peep's Animal Story Book Vintage Children's Bedtime Stories inc. Aesops Fables

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Wonderful Vintage 1950's Childrens Book "Little Bo-Peeps Animal Story Book" beautifully illustrated by H. G. C. Lambert with charming full colour plates and line drawn illustrations. 

This enchanting vintage bedtime story book , a first edition from the 1950's is full of the nostalgia of wonderful old children's books. The illustrations are delightful and this lovely old story book appears practically unused, the pages perfectly clean and crisp and the two colour pictures in pristine condition.  The wonderful cover would look sweet as part of a nursery display and a nice vintage gift for a baby shower.

It includes several delightful little tales typical of children's stories of the early 20th century,  and some simply worded versions of Aesops Fables specially adapted for children. The text is very large throughout making this an easy to read book for children. Including a tale about a dapple grey rocking horse with a lovely full page black and white illustration including Peg Wooden Dolls.

The book throughout is exquisitely illustrated including the two exquisite colour plates by H. G. C. Lambert featuring lots of cute animal's such as bunnies, lambs, cats, mice and piggies similar in style to Honor C. Appleton who illustrated the wonderful 'Josephine' books. 

If you love this genre of sweet, innocent and nostalgic 1950's children's books this adorable book will delight you. A delightful and obviously long treasured heirloom book to share with the grand kids or any of your little bookworms. 

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Kitty's Reader Notes & Book Snippet

Kittys Notes:

A charming 1950's children's book it features as follows.

Sweet little vintage bedtime stories:

"Rags and Tatters" - Puppy Dogs Tale
"Dapple's Adventure" - Rocking horse story with Peg Wooden illustration
Baby Boy and the Bunnies - A baby meets bunny rabbits
Zoe at the Zoo- A little girl goes to the Zoo
Naughty Molly - Poem about Molly and a Spider.
Rich Mrs Bob Tail -Poem about a Bunny
Gilbert Gosling - Foxes, Field Mouses and Squirrels
Some Four-Footed Babies - Pets

Folk Tales and Fables:

The Mice in Council - Aesop
The Elephant and the Tailor - an old Indian Fable.
The Fox and the Crow - Aesop
The Fox and the Stork - Aesop
The Goose with the Golden Eggs - Aesop
Baby Bunnies at Home
The Wolf and the Lamb - Aesop
The Town Mouse and Country Mouse - Aesop
The Quack Frog - Aesop
The Hare and Tortoise - Aesop

Super little book actually quite scarce ready to be treasured again.

Extract from this book:

"Rags and Tatters were the most mischievous puppies that I have ever known. They chewed up the mats and slippers, they chased the hens, worried the chickens, teased the kittens and drove the canary nearly into fits. Also I am sorry to say they sometimes crept into the pantry and stole things when Cook wasn't looking.
But their little mistress, Prue, loved them all the same."

BOOK HIGHLIGHTS:

  • Hardback
  • Illustrated
  • Collectable
  • Vintage Children's Book
  • Antique

BOOK ERA:

  • 1950's Vintage Children's Books

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Author Bio & Publication

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Anonymous Author. Ilustrated by H. G. C. Lambert

Publisher: Ward, Lock & Co. Ltd.
Date: 1951
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Hardback

Condition Notes: EXCELLENT

Having survived since the 1950's this vintage bedtime story book is still in gift-worthy condition. Overall Excellent for its age.

Complete with two pretty colour plates.

The cloth spine is in very good antique conditon not split just rubbed at the top and bottom with titles slightly faded on the yellow cloth.

Interior pages are overall clean and bright with just very light occasional spots of age freckling/foxing to the outer text block.

Edges of front board are rubbed very slightly to the extremities but the illustrated front cover is overall good and bright.

No previous owners inscriptions or text graffiti.

Overall a very good antique edition of this collectable first edition "Little Bo Peep's Animal Stories" book.

Please remember this pre-owned vintage book has been loved before and condition is graded taking this into consideration.

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SIZE: Height 25 cms x Width 19 cms.
FORMAT: Hardback

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