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Anthony Treherne & Co, Ltd, 1905. Hardcover. Good. Miniature book, 3.25x3, is bound in blue cloth with black, red and white decoration of a man "riding" on a hippo. The boards are worn to threads at the corners, some decoration worn off, general wear with soiling. Pencil name on inside cover, binding is loose and delicate. 79 pages, pages between illustrations are not printed on. All orders packed with care, independent bookseller since 2011

London, Anthony Treherne & Co. Ltd, (1905)... FIRST EDITION (1905), miniature book, 79 x 79 mm, 3 x 3 inches, blue cloth, red, brown, black and white illustration to upper cover, top edges red, 83 pages. 20 coloured plates each facing text, both printed on thick card, 1 side only. Spine slightly rubbed, very small pale mark to a couple of pages, stitching slightly slack, some inner joints cracked but binding sound. A very good copy. Set in Egypt, a fairy story about a hippo and Prince Boochus the Pharoah's son. No. 8 in a list of 9 Humpty Dumpty Books for Children inside upper cover, 'The prettiest Child Books in the world'. MORE IMAGES ATTACHED TO THIS LISTING, ALL ZOOMABLE. FURTHER IMAGES ON REQUEST. POSTAGE AT COST.

London and New York: Anthony Treherne & Co. Ltd. and The H. B. Claflin Co, 1905. Very good plus.. First edition of this miniature story of Potamus, a hippo on the Nile who runs into trouble when he is accidentally deflated. This little publication is in a similar style to Treherne's "Stump" series of books, though it is square rather than oblong like the Stumps. 2.75'' x 3''. Original blue publisher's cloth binding with pictorial elements. Head edge stained red. Illustrated in color throughout. 83 pages, printed on board one side only. Ink gift inscription to first blank, dated "Xmas 1905." Mild scuffing and edgewear to boards. Occasional soil to margins. Sound and bright.