Oswald Bastable and Others

NESBIT, E[dith]. Oswald Bastable and Others. Illustrated by Charles E. Brock and H.R. Millar. London: Ernest Benn [1974]. Maroon cloth with spine stamped in gold. 23 b&w plates. Spine ends lightly rubbed, else a fine copy in original color pictorial dust jacket.

Second printing of the Ernest Benn edition. A wonderful collection of 15 tales, including four about the Bastable children from The Story of the Treasure Seekers and its sequels, beautifully showcase the charm and enchantment of E. Nesbits characteristic style.