1910 Rare First Edition - Lucy-Mary or The Cobweb Cloak illustrated by Margaret W. Tarrant.
Author: Agnes Grozier Herbertson. Margaret W. Tarrant, illustrator.
Title: Lucy-Mary or The Cobweb Cloak
Publisher: London, Glasgow, Dublin, Bombay, Blackie and Son Limited, 1910. First Edition. Presentation copy.
Language: Text in English.
Size: 7 " X 5.5 ".
Pages: 203 pages + catalog.
Binding: Attractive and good decorated full cloth binding (hinges fine, overall worn and scuffed - as shown) under a protective removable mylar cover.
Content: Good content (tight, foxing throughout - as shown, gift note of a previous owner on the half-title page - as shown).
Illustrations: Complete with the 6 beautiful color plates by Margaret W. Tarrant.
The book: Scarce First edition of Lucy-Mary or The Cobweb Cloak illustrated by Margaret W. Tarrant.
The illustrator: Margaret Winifred Tarrant (1888 – 29 July 1959) was an English illustrator, and children's author, specializing in depictions of fairy-like children and religious subjects. She began her career at the age of 20 and painted and published into the early 1950s. She was known for her children's books, postcards, calendars, and print reproductions.