England: Day & Son Ltd, 1952. [32] pages. Illustrated with seven full-page original lithographs. Original pictorial wrappers. Oblong: 102 x 128 mm. First privately printed edition, limited to 350 copies, of which numbers 1-250 were presented by George Rainbird and Ruari Mclean, and numbers 251 to 350 were for the use of Edward Bawden at Christmas 1952. This copy is complete with the loosely laid in Christmas card from George Rainbird and Ruari Mclean. An excellent copy of a rare book. Take The Broom is one of six tales drawn in this size by Bawden for his children, Richard and Joanna, during 1944. The book was redrawn on lithographic plates by Edward Bawden at the request of George Rainbird and Ruari McLean.