The Cock, the Mouse and the little Red Hen TEXTILES and tripe soup

and tripe soup

that is elaborate triple floral motifs to each corner conjoined by a frame of gilt double filets

Without inscriptions or other interior markings

priced at £14

The Cock, the Mouse and the little Red Hen TEXTILES and tripe soupLondon: Richards, 1937. Beautifully illustrated tale of how the little red hen turns the tables on the crafty fox with the help of her two little friends. With 24 colour illustrations by Tony Sarg and numerous b w vignettes in the text. Original green pictorial cloth, small area of soiling on the front; text block clean and free of any old inscriptions or owner names. A bright and tight copy. First published in 1907, this is the ninth reprint of a