The Sixpence that Rolled Away.

£1,100 · Offered by Shapero Rare Books

Edward Bawden's own copy 'Once upon a time there was a One Pound Note and he married a Ten Shilling Note and they had three children, a half-crown and a shilling and a sixpence and they lived in a Money Box.....', a charming and imaginative tale, stunningly illustrated by Bawden. First edition, Edward Bawden's copy with his ownership signature to the front free endpaper; 8vo (215 x 160 mm); five colour plates and additional engraved plates and vignettes, near-fine; publisher's illustrated boards with corresponding dust-jacket, close tear to top edge of upper panel, rubbed at extremities, mildly soiled with offsetting to the endpapers but otherwise very good.

• Binding: Hardcover

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