Catalogue information
These Groundsel and Necklaces appeared in a series mentioning only Mary Barker's booklets and are also mentioned with the Flower Fairies 2nd series, "Cicely Mary Barker's Beautiful Color Books" based on the back without Flower Fairies Wayside and price 2/9/net, this is the presumed 1st edition from 1946. Although it would be known when the editions of Mary Barker's illustrated books first saw the light, there is still no overview of what a 1st, 2nd edition etc should be. Simply because no old edition was provided with a year/print reference. The very first old editions have a price of 1/6 net: later 2/6 and other variants. Barker's first books appeared in a series of Beautiful Color Books, along with works by other writers/illustrators. Early editions in the late 1930s, early 40s had various advertising flyers. Obv backs, published titles and owners names with year indication there is only an indication of pressure / year. In the Netherlands, Barker publications were sold through the Bijenkorf in the 1930s (mostly store stickers can be found on the cover)
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