AINSLIE, Kathleen (author and illustrator). Catharine Susan’s Calendar 1910. London; Castell Brothers Ltd. 1910

Small square 8vo.; publisher’s pictorial card covers printed in chromolithography with wrap-around design, silk cord ties; pp. [28]; with letterpress title-page and calendar pages throughout in red and grey, in cursive font; with 13 colour-printed plates,including a centre-spread of a cricket match; an unusually fresh copy with just light external dust-soiling and one original tie lacking a tassel, internally crisp throughout with some dusting, a few small and very minor marks and the usual toning and slight offsetting; a very scarce Ainslie title explained by the ephemeral nature of a yearly calendar.

First edition.  Ainslie’s characterful plates of her wooden-peg dolls are involved in seasonal activities such as snow play; romancing at the beach and on Valentine’s Day; angling; walking in the rain, etc.