224 pp, 10" H. No date, but c1935. White cloth with blue lettering/decoration on spine and front board. Endpaper and title page decorations by Rex Whistler. B&w double page spread of some of the authors/artists as children, colour plates including 2 double spreads of Mickey Mouse and gang, frontispiece of Princess Elizabeth, and illustrations by Sylvia Salisbury (2), A.H. Watson, Herbert Foxwell, Frank Salisbury and H.M. Talintyre. B&w illustrations by Paul Bloomfield, Mary Tourtel, Bip Pares, A.B. Payne (cartoons), Herbert Foxwell, H.M. Talintyre, Laurian Jones and R.L. Brightwell. All plates and illustrations are present. Contents: A Children's Hospital in Wartime, by J.M. Barrie; Ham and the Porcupine, a "Just-So" Story, by Rudyard Kipling; Three Cuckoos in Search of a Village, a Story by Francis Brett Young; The Good Grocer (An Apology), A Poem by G.K. Chesterton; Pip, Squeak, Wilfred and Stanley, Their Life Stories, by "Uncle Dick" (B.J. Lamb); What the Black Chow Saw, a Story by Algernon Blackwood; Princess Jane of London Town, A Poem by Jan Struther; Rupert the Little Bear Goes Adventuring in the Robber's Den and with the Giants, by Mary Tourtel; The Fairy Washerwoman, a Story by Compton Mackenzie; Come and Change, a Poem by Herbert Asquith; The Unromantic Princess, a Story by Elizabeth Bowen; Young Waveney, an Episode in the Life of Mr. Chips, by James Hilton; Stars, a Memory Rhyme by Walter de la Mare; Check to the King of France, a One-Act Historical Play for Children, by Margaret Irwin; The Street Criers, a Poem by W.H. Davies; Woolly Bear's Aeroplane, a Story by Shirley Cooke; A Sixteenth Century Princess Elizabeth at Hatfield, a Poem by Lord David Cecil; Teddy Tail's Circus, a Story by Una L. Lascot; The Blue Chicken, a Hepsibah Hen Story, by Olwen Bowen; Harvest by the Sea, or Mr. Wacksparrow, Mr. Deebles and the Sea-Gull, a Story by L.A.G. Strong; The Story of Rather Greedy Little Hugh, by Denis Mackail; Putting Tucker to Bed, a Bed-time Conversation, by Enid Bagnold; Uncle Oojah's Little Princess, a Story by Flo Lancaster; The Little Chair with the Gold Thread, a Story by Hugh Walpole; For a Princess, a Poem by John Drinkwater. Small edge tear on page 63 and page 65 - archivally taped, bump at the top corner of the boards - migrates into the top corner of the some of the rear pages, very small bump at the bottom corner of the boards, slight lean to the spine, one or two minor foxing marks on the edges of the text block, wrinkling at the top/bottom of the spine. Dust jacket has some soiling and rubbing marks, some edge tears/chips/creases, now protected in removable mylar sleeve.
Title: THE PRINCESS ELIZABETH GIFT BOOK. IN AID OF THE PRINCESS ELIZABETH OF YORK HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN.
Edition: First Edition
Illustrator: Walt Disney, Paul Bloomfield, A.B. Payne, Sylvia Salisbury, Mary Tourtel, Bip Pares, A.H. Watson, Herbert S. Foxwell, R.L. Brightwell, Laurian Jones, H.M. Talintyre, Rex Whistler.
Location Published: London, Hodder & Stoughton: 1935
Binding: Hard Cover
Book Condition: Good
Jacket Condition: Fair
Inscription: Not Signed
Categories: Animation, Cartoons & Comics, Childrens, Literature, Poetry, Royalty, Art - Book Illustration/Illustrators
Seller ID: 30972
Keywords: a.b payne, a.h. watson, algernon blackwood, b.j lamb, blue chicken, cartoons, circuses, compton mackenzie, denis mackail, elizabeth bowen, enid bagnold, fairies, flo lancaster, francis brett young, frank salisbury, g.k. chesterton, gift books, h.m. talintyre, hatfield, hepzibah hen, herbert asquith, herbert s. foxwell, hugh walpole, illustrated books, j.m. barrie, james hilton, jan struther, john drinkwater., l.a.g. strong, laurian jones, lord david cecil, margaret irwin, mary tourtel, mickey mouse, mr. chips, mr. wacksparrow, olwen bowen, paul bloomfield, pip squeak & wilfred, plays, poems, poetry, princess elizabeth, r.l. brightwell, rudyard kipling, rupert, seagulls, shirley cooke, short stories, teddy tail, una l. lascot, uncle dick, uncle oojah, w.h. davies, walt disney, walter de la mare, woolly bear
