My Nursery Rhymes. The Henny-Penny Books For Little Chicks. Illustrated by Grace Lodge

London: Humphrey Millford, Oxford University Press,. Good with no dust jacket. 1931. Presumed First UK Edition. Paperback. One of a series of 'The Henny-Penny Books For Little Chicks' for children. All Miniature books sized 7cm x 6.5cm (c. 2.8" x 2.5") . Highly destinctive original pictorial covers in primary colours of yellow, blue, white, and red, and featuring Bo Peep, in on the front, and two sheep with 'BP' written on them on the back - titled in red, with card covers cut flush, front and back. Stapled. The staples are rusty and internally 'bleeding' rust in places in the gutters, but all holding soundly. Internally an old (stamp hinges) repair on the reverse of the front cover where there is a crease, or maybe was a tear, I can't tell. There is a list of titles in this 'Henny-Penny' series (8 listed) on the reverse of the title page. No pagination (but circa 48 card pages). Numerous b/w cute illustrations throughout the book most 'signed' Grace Lodge. 4 illustrations here have been coloured in by a child, 3 are quite neat , the fourth one with watercolour - not so neat. Overall the book is tight and clean otherwise, with NO Inscriptions or other marks than those already noted. A charming example of an early child's 20th Century Miniature book. Probably a cheaper option to the publisher's hardback 'Tippenny-Tuppenny' Books. A delightful very small book of Nursery Rhymes! Early Grace Lodge illustrations, who later became very well-known for illustrating many Enid Blyton books. Overall a Good only copy, but scarce. See Images ; The Henny-Penny Books for Little Chicks; Miniature Less than 3" tall .