Quarto. viii, 102pp, [1]. With a half-title, a colour frontispiece, and a further 15 plates (seven in colour). Original publisher's pale green cloth. Lightly rubbed and marked, spine sunned. Contemporary inked ownership inscription to half-title, scattered spotting.

A charming book of fairies by Australian children's author Annie Rattray Rentoul (1882-1978), illustrated by her younger sister, Ida Rentoul Outhwaite (1888-1960). Ida's work illustrating magical creatures would result in her being honoured on a postage stamp in 1985.