Small hardback with yellow and black pictorial decoration on grey boards. Illustrated in black and white internally. Little Bright Eyes Series number 1. An antiquarian children’s book published by G Stoneman, London. Undated, but going by the 1899 inscription, the book presumably dates from the 1890s. Hardback with no dust jacket. Cocked, with bumps to covers and spine, and foxed endpapers. First section of stitching is coming loose. Previous owner’s name and 1899 date on front endpaper.