The Enchanted Forest

London: A & C Black, 1925. Cloth Spine and Boards. Good+/No Jacket. Rentoul, Ida. Enchanting Children's Story about a little Girl called Anne and her pet Rabbit "Potty" and their extraordinary adventures in the forest with all kinds of Fairy Folk. Written by Grenby Outhwaite and Beautifully illustrated by his wife Ida Rentoul, with 16 lovely Full-Colour Tipped In Plates and 15 Monochrome Plates. Frontispiece illustrated with "Fairy Beauty looking over the Happy Valley". Blue cloth spine with Yellow lettering. Dark Blue paper-covered boards with Gold & Silver design. B&W Pasted Down Title Label on front illustrated with 2 Rabbits talking to an Elf in a tree. Front and Rear Endpapers have a lovely Line Illustration of a Fairy in a Cobweb throwing a thread to Anne who stands with Potty. Title Page illustrated with a Fairy in a tree piping a tune to a bird. Silhoutte of 4 Children on preliminary page. 93 Pages, 800g, 10 3/4" Tall. Some edge wear to boards, especially at corners (see photo). Small closed tear to cloth at top of spine (just above the title). Previous owner's name and illustrated Bookplate on front endpapers. A little Colouring in to illustration on title page.and some marginal colouring on one page. Very light foxing to Endpapers and title page and a few light spots to title page. Only an occaional spot otherwise. Pages Plates in very good, clean condition, Colours bright. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall