1917 Rare First Edition - The FAIRY GODMOTHER by L. T. Meade, illustrated by W. Rainey.

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Author: L. T. Meade, illustrated by W. Rainey.
Title: The Fairy Godmother. With illustrations by W. Rainey.
Publisher: London, W. & R. Chambers, Limited, 1917. First Edition.
Language: Text in English.  
Size: 7.5 " X 6 ".
Pages: 339 pages.
Binding: Attractive and Very good original illustrated full cloth binding (hinges fine, overall slightly worn and scuffed - as shown, the upper part of spine slightly worn - as shown) under a protective removable mylar cover. 
Content: Very good content (bright, tight and clean - as shown, rare light foxing or staining - as shown, toning to endpapers - as shown).
Illustrations: Complete with the beautiful 6 full-page illustrations by W. Rainey.

The book: Attractive First edition of Meade's Fairy Godmother illustrated by William Rainey.

The author: L. T. Meade was the pseudonym of Elizabeth Thomasina Meade Smith (1844–1914), a prolific writer of girls' stories. She was born in Bandon, County Cork, Ireland, the daughter of Rev. R. T. Meade, of Nohoval, County Cork. She later moved to London, where she married Alfred Toulmin Smith in September 1879.

The illustrator: William Rainey RI RBA ROI (21 July 1852 – 24 January 1936) was a British artist and illustrator. He was a prolific illustrator of both books and magazines and illustrated about 200 books during his career. He also kept painting and exhibited his work frequently. Rainey also wrote and illustrated six books himself, one was a colourful book for young children, the other five were juvenile fiction.