De Luxe limited edition, one of 500, this No. 436. Signed by Ida Rentoul Outhwaite to the limitations page. Publisher's cream decorative cloth, gilt titles to spine and front board, extremities a little bumped in, spine ends similarly, with some losses to the head of the spine. Occasional marks to the cream boards, front board generally smart, rear board with a few scratches, damp stains and a green paint mark to the rear joint. Binding tender throughout, with occasional strains exposing binding. A few spots but leaves generally bright. Collated and complete with sixteen tipped-in plates in colour and fifteen monochrome plates; colour plate facing p61a little edgeworn with two closed tears of approx 1" to the margins. A lovely signed limited edition by Australian illustrator Ida Rentoul Outhwaite.