Shepherd Boy of Bethlehem, Series 522 (DJ)

The Shepherd Boy of Bethlehem was the 2nd book to be issued in series 522.  (Other bible stories are to be found in an later Ladybird series: 606a.)

It was written by Lucy Diamon, illustrated by Kenneth Inns and was originally issued with a dust jacket.   It’s a pity that Inns didn’t illustrate many books for Ladybird; he had a lovely touch and sense of colour.

This copy still has its original dustwrapper (not price-clipped). There’s light wear to the DJ, shelf wear and small marks to the back panel and a small pen mark on the book cover.  Inside the reading pages are generally good.  The endpapers are grey-brown, open-winged ladybird style, showing that this is an early edition, and a rather charming book plate to the front pastedown, dated 1959.