Crane, Walter. The first of May. A fairy masque. Presented in a series of 52 designs. With 56 (instead of 57) plates in Heliogravure on rolled up China according to drawings by Walter Crane. 37 x 45 cm. Semi-leather d. Z. (somewhat stained and rubbed, with slight scrap marks) with gold-embossed back and cover title as well as gold cut. London, Henry Sotheran & Co., 1881. Baker, British book illustrations C 362. Gumuchian 1924. Massé 32. – First edition of the splendid edition in 300 copies in transverse folio format, dedicated to Charles Darwin. – The blackboard is missing with the print note signed by Crane. It's a little sticky on the edge.