London: Michael Joseph, 1950.

First edition thus. Hardcover. 73pp, last three oages blank. 8vo. 

Illustrated edition of Sackville-West’s essay on the nursery rhyme and what it might reveal about English history. Illustrated by Phillipe Julian.

Yellow cloth board with red text design on cover and spine. Lean to spine. 2cm closed tear to dustjacket. Open tear to dustjacket spine at the top. Chip to back of dustjacket. Toning to endpapers from dustjacket. Owner inscription to front endpapers.