1916 Rare Book - RAINBOW CHILDREN by Edith Howes illustrated by Alice B. Woodward.

Author: Edith Howes. (Alice B. Woodward, illustrator).
Title: RAINBOW CHILDREN.
Publisher: London, New York, Toronto and Melbourne, Cassell and Company, Ltd., 1916. 
Language: Text in English.
Size: 8 " X 6.5 ".
Pages: viii-250 pages.
Binding: Attractive and near fine illustrated original full cloth binding (hinges fine, overall slightly worn and scuffed - as shown) under a protective removable mylar cover. 
Content: Very good content (bright, tight and clean, name of a previous 1918 owner on the first endpaper - as shown).
Illustrations: Complete with the color frontispiece and the 3 wonderful full-page plates by Alice B. Woodward.

The book: Rare and attractive edition of RAINBOW CHILDREN by Edith Howes illustrated by Alice B. Woodward, first published in 1913.

The author: Edith Annie Howes MBE (29 August 1872 – 9 July 1954) was a New Zealand teacher, educationalist, and writer of children's literature. She was a Member of the Order of the British Empire and received the King George VI Coronation Medal for her services to literature.

The illustrator: Alice Bolingbroke Woodward (1862–1951) was an English artist and illustrator. She was one of the most prolific illustrators at the turn of the 20th century and is known mainly for her work in children's literature, and secondarily for her scientific illustrations.