Lays For Little Ones" ... Words by F.E. Weatherly, and G.R. Askwith, Drawings by Dudley Hardy. [Voice and piano]

London: G. Ricordi & Co, 1898. Oblong quarto. Original publisher's dark red cloth-backed boards illustrated in color, decorative endpapers. 1f. (recto half-title printed in dark brown, verso small illustration), 1f. (recto title printed in red, verso small illustration), 1f. (recto publisher's note, verso small illustration), [i] (contents), 8-35, [i] (small illustration) pp. With illustrations in color throughout.

Small oval publisher's blindstamp to lower inner corners of first few leaves dated 5 [May] 1898.

Binding slightly worn and soiled; corners rubbed and bumped; hinges tender; front free endpaper detached. Some internal wear and foxing; somewhat browned. First Edition. Bunning was an English composer and musical director active in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, best-known for his lighter works and incidental music for dramatic productions.