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1911 Scarce First Edition - Fairy Rings by Edith Howes illustrated by Frank Watkins.

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Author: Edith Howes illustrated by Frank Watkins.
Title: Fairy Rings.

Publisher: London, New York, Toronto and Melbourne, Cassell and Company, Ltd., 1911. First Edition. 
Language: Text in English.
Size: 8.5" X 6.5"
Pages: vi-248 pages,
Binding: Attractive and very good original illustrated full cloth binding (hinges fine, overall slightly worn and scuffed - as shown) under a protective removable mylar cover. A rare find in any condition! 
Content: Good to very good content (bright, tight, and clean, light foxing and toning mainly on preliminary and last pages - as shown).
Illustrations: Complete with the color frontispiece and the 3 wonderful full-page plates by Frank Watkins.

The book: Scarce and Attractive First Edition of Fairy Rings by Edith Howes illustrated by Frank Watkins.

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: Frank Watkins (1863-1929) was born in Lambeth, London, and was the son of a bank clerk.  He worked as a children’s book and comic illustrator in the early 20th century, drawing for many children’s stories including Dolly Twoshoes (1901); The Wonder and Dolly Daydream (1902); Illustrated Chips and Dick and Daisy (1919-1921) and also for Merry Moments.  He provided book illustrations for The Man From the Moon by Philip Carmichael (1909); The Sun’s Babies by Edith Howes (1910); The King Who Never Died: Tales of King Arthur by Dorothy Senior (1910) and Fairy Rings by Edith Howes (1911).  In the 1920s he contributed as a writer and illustrator to a large number of Blackie’s special publications for children including My Own Big Book, My Own Picture Story Book, The Rainy Day Book, and others.  Watkins lived at 64 Waldegrave Park, Twickenham.