The Giant Crab and Other Tales from India.

This is a rare or used book from the Berkelouw Rare Books Department.

London: David Nutt 1897. 4to. Rebacked spine. Light blue cloth with navy colour titles and decoration. (120pp.). Fresh endpapers. Black and white illustrations with a selection coloured at a later stage. Publisher's advertisements at rear. Previous owner's inscription at front dated 1897. Light toning throughout otherwise fine condition. NOTE: From the golden age of illustration in children's literature a beautiful edition of William Henry Denham Rouse's whimsical collection of short stories based on the legendary Buddhist collection called The Jataka with delightful drawings by Heath Robinson.