8vo. xv, [1], 216pp. With a frontispiece and a further 26 illustrations in the text by Charles Robinson. Original publisher's pictorial gilt-stamped green cloth. With original publisher's buff pictorial dustwrapper. A trifle rubbed, dustwrapper rubbed, marked, creased, and discoloured, some edge wear. Scattered spotting.

The first edition, preserved in the rarely seen dustwrapper, of an anthology of juvenile verse, compiled by Church of England clergyman John Henry Burn (1858-1937), and attractively illustrated by Charles Robinson (1870-1937).

'It has been my aim to include...poems as are likely to prove a help and inspiration to all lovers of children, especially to mothers, whether rejoicing in their presence or mourning their loss'.