$28 · 1915 copy of Mary's Meadow by Juliana Horatia Ewing

Mary's Meadow and Other Tales of Fields and Flowers by Juliana Horatia Ewing. Published in 1915 by G. Bell & Sons, Ltd., London. Illustrated by M. V. Wheelhouse. This scarce, charming copy has beautiful illustrated colour plates throughout. There is some damage needed to note as follows.   Boards are edge worn and there is a tear on the head of the upper spine. All pages are present. There is a full hinge split between the front pastedown and endpaper (see image in gallery area). Bottom corner of page 89 - 92 torn off. There is also some repair attempted with red tape mid book along the hinge (see image in gallery area). About the Author: Juliana Horatia Ewing (Gatty) (18421885) was a writer of children's stories, daughter of The Rev. Alfred Gatty and Margaret Gatty, also a writer for children. Quote from Goodreads: 'This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it'. You may also want to check out this book posting (a book written by Juliana Horatia Ewing's mother): https://www.usedvictoria.com/classified-ad/1888-Parables-of-Nature-Scarce-First-and-Second-Series-1st-Edition_34531048