Lucie Attwell’s Fairy Book. London: S.W. Partridge, 1932. First Edition. Pp, 256. Folio. A good copy in lightly rubbed orange cloth covers, with gift inscription to front paste down.

Beautifully illustrated throughout with colour and black & White illustrations by Attwell featuring her signature chubby-cheeked children and mischievous fairies.

Mabel Lucie Attwell was a British illustrator known for her drawings of children, based on her daughter, Peggy. She studied at Heatherley’s and Saint Martin’s School of Art before illustrating for magazines and books, including Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, Peter Pan and The Water-Babies.