new edition.~ Illustrated boards, G+. 112pp, b/w frontis, 7 b/w illustrations, hinges weak, spine rubbed. ~ A reading copy. Contains 8 stories.

reprint.~ Decorated cloth, G. xii+223pp, colour frontis & 7 colour plates by M V Wheelhouse, lacks fep [which is decorated], otherwise a nice copy. ~ Contains a totla of 4 stories.

reprint.~ Cloth spined boards, VG. xii+282pp, edges rubbed & cormers bumped, cloth bright, a near fine copy. ~ Volume 4 in the collected works of Ewing, the book first appeared in 'Aunt Judy's Magazine' in 1870. A still popular childrens tale.

reprint.~ Cloth spined boards, VG. xii+282pp, edges rubbed & cormers bumped, cloth bright, a near fine copy. ~ Volume 8 in the collected works of Ewing, this tale originally published in 1876.

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6.00" (15 cm) Tall Decorative cover: white cloth over boards with gilt, ornate art nouveau floral design on front and spine. Front has full-color pictorial of young woman in pink dress. Square volume with sharp corners. Hinges, binding tight. Pages clean and bright. Book looks as though it was not read. There is a chip on the edge of the rear free endpaper . Light overall soiling. Estimated publication, circa 1900. http://www.catscradlebks.com/book_images/250022.jpg

reprint, completing 173 thousand.~ Illustrated boards, VG. 48pp, illustrations throughout, edges browned overall a tight copy. ~ A childrens morality tale. With nice illustrations.

early edition.~ Illustrated boards, G+. 52pp, colour frontis, b/w vignette illustrations, spine rubbed, boards grubby, a good reading copy. ~ A early edition of this popular tale, lacking any reference to edition on the title page.

91st thousand.~ Illustrated boards, G+. 52pp, colour frontis, b/w vignette illustrations, spine rubbed, boards grubby, a good reading copy. ~ A later edition of this popular tale.