Larder Lodge by verses by B. Parker ; illustrated by N. Parker - 1914

London ; Edinburgh : W. & R. Chambers, Limited,, 1914 [56] pages. Undated (date from Bodleian Library, Oxford). Illustrated with a chromo-lithograph title Page, 14 vibrant, full page colour chromolithograph plates, various duotone vignettes, motifs and page decorations throughout. Illustrated endpapers. Inner hinges split. Final leaves loose. 32 x 24 cm. Bound in pictorial decorated paper over boards. Upper cover with family of six foxes wearing billboards. Rear cover with rabbit waiter, dressed in blue suit, with dinner plates in raised left paw and handbell in right paw. Various usual chipping and wear to edge extremities. A charming story in verse concerning the Slim family of foxes and their scheme to establish a seaside Lodging House for the purpose of keeping themselves forever well fed. Beautifully executed and printed chromolithography. A single edition published in 1914 in English and held by just 4 WorldCat member libraries worldwide.. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Good.