1927 Scarce First Edition - CINDERELLA told by Githa Sowerby & Illustrated by Millicent Sowerby.
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Author: Told by Githa Sowerby, Illustrated by Millicent Sowerby.
Title: CINDERELLA told by Githa Sowerby, Illustrated by Millicent Sowerby.
Publisher: London, Humphrey - Milford - Oxford University Press, no date (1927). First Edition.
Language: Text in English.
Size: 11" X 8".
Pages: 62 pages.
Binding: Attractive and very good original illustrated hardcover binding (hinges fine, overall slightly worn, soiled and scuffed - as shown, outer corners worn - as shown) under a protective removable mylar cover. A rare find in any condition!
Content: Very good content (bright, tight, and clean, rare light foxing or staining - as shown, gift note of a previous owner on the fourth blank page - as shown).
Illustrations: Complete with the 12 wonderful full-page illustrations by Millicent Sowerby.
Estimate: (Scarce with no or very few other copies available worldwide).
The book: Scarce and attractive First edition of the Sowerby Sisters' Cinderella. A rare find in any condition!
The author: Katherine Githa Sowerby (6 October 1876 – 30 June 1970), also known under her pen name K. G. Sowerby, was an English playwright, children's writer, and member of the Fabian Society. A feminist, she was well-known during the early twentieth century for her 1912 hit play Rutherford & Son, but lapsed into obscurity in later decades.
The illustrator: Amy Millicent Sowerby (1878–1967) was an English painter and illustrator, known for her illustrations of classic children's stories such as Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and A Child's Garden of Verses, her postcards featuring children, nursery rhymes, and Shakespeare scenes, and children's books created with her sister Githa Sowerby.