Gladys Peto’s Happy Tales. Illustrated by the Author. London: Shaw, (1930). Small folio. First Thus. A nice bright copy in pictorial dust jacket.

Stylishly Illustrated with four full-page coloured plates and numerous black & white line drawings throughout the text.

Gladys Emma Peto (1890–1977) was an English artist, fashion designer, illustrator and writer of children’s books of extraordinary originality and talent. During the 1920s and 30s she was one of the greatest artists of her time.