1st Deluxe Edition Circa 1909. Undated. There is a beautiful original Christmas label loosely inserted in the book which is dated 1909 and reads to my darling Oliver from mother. Provenance- Ownership inscription on inner page of Oliver Messel the nephew of Lord Snowdon. Oliver Hilary Messel 1904-1978 was an English artist and one of the foremost stage designers of the 20th century. Oliver Messel came from a wealthy, well-connected family, and when his nephew, Antony Armstrong-Jones (Lord Snowdon), married Princess Margaret, a lifelong relationship with the British royal family began. Messel was later to design Les Jolies Eaux, Princess Margaret's home on Mustique Island in The Grenadines and "Point Lookout" an extraordinary stone beach house on the northern tip of Mustique. A beautifully produced book of Mother Goose Nursery Rhymes.. With 12 Lovely colour plates and many black and white line drawings by Lucie Attwell. Book is very good++ and bright. Light edge rubbing. Light cloth lifting on hinge areas. Contents good but pages foxed. One illustration coloured probably by Oliver Messel.