London: Chatto & Windus, 1921. Octavo, blue cloth spine and blue decorated boards, top edges gilt, others rough trimmed. pp (2), (x), 193, (3) + 12 colour plates with captioned tissue guards. Some light spots to lower spine with gilt publisher's imprint faded; shelf rubbing to edges of boards; outer corners have rubbing and soft bumps; yellowing to page edges; ink name at front; offset endpaper tanning; creases to upper edges of a few leaves near middle; some foxing early and late; else a VG clean and tight copy. Outstanding illustrations from watercolours by Norman Wilkinson, best known for his memorable settings and costumes for the theatre. VIRGINIBUS PUERISQUE (for boys and girls), was first published in 1881 and was his first book of essays.