The fairy story that came true.

A$1,100 · Offered by Douglas Stewart Fine Books

Melbourne: British Imperial Oil, [c. 1922]. Quarto, illustrated wrappers (silverfished, handling wear, edges with small chips, also along spine), 16 pp., five colour plates, black and white decorations, map. A delightful illustrated story by Outhwaite, created as a promotion for Shell oil, ‘few copies of these booklets have survived’ (Muir and Holden, p. 58). Muir 2396.

• Binding: Hardcover

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