Puppy Tails by Aldin, Cecil. Waylett, Richard - 1912

London: Lawrence & Jellicoe, 1912 . Cloth. Very Good. 10.5" by 9". Cecil Aldin. Delightfully illustrated throughout, with colour plates by Cecil Aldin, this is a wonderfully amusing collection of short verses about the adventures of young dogs. First issue - actually it seems late 1911 as per inscription - and with 16 plates not ten. A lovely copy of this charming early twentieth century children's tale, with verse from Richard Waylett, and illustrated throughout by artist and illustrator Cecil Aldin.Aldin was best known for his delightful paintings and sketches of animals, sports, and rural life, humorously represented with this work's canine illustrations. Illustrated with sixteen colour plates. Collated, complete.The first edition; dates 1912 via Jisc and WorldCat. However, a former owner's inscription to the front free endpaper reads 'Mary Duncan 1911'. In the publisher's original cloth backed pictorial paper covered boards. Bumping to back strip head and tail, and board perimeters. Front hinge… Read More

New York: E.P. Dutton, 1912. Very good plus.. Lovely US edition of these verses on the hardships of a dog's life, much scarcer than the UK edition. 10'' x 8.5''. Original green pictorial boards with red cloth spine. 16 color plates and additional black and white illustrations throughout by Aldin. Unpaginated. Emboss and previous owner's ink dedication to front free endpaper, dated 1915. Expert archival repair to gutters of a few leaves. Occasional small touches of soil to leaves. Boards fresh.