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Published by Chiswick Press, London, 1952
Seller: Book Booth, Berea, OH, U.S.A.
First Edition
Paperback. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Searle, Ronald (illustrator) (illustrator). First Edition. wraps over card stock, wraps have heavy edge wear, corners and ends of spine heavily bumped with small tears, binding tight, pages unmarked, unnumbered copy of an edition of 1,600, poem of a tale of John Gilpin riding a horse to his twentieth wedding anniversary dinner, bw illustrations by Ronald Searle Size: 8.5 x 11.75.
Published by The Chiswick Press for Sir Allen Lane and Richard Lane, London, 1952
Seller: Summerhill Books, Toronto, ON, Canada
Book First Edition
Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. 4to. 45pp., black/grey illustrations throughout by Ronald Searle. Card cover with attached grey paper dust jacket. First edition with these illustrations, limited to 1600 copies. Laid in is a Christmas card signed by publisher Allen Lane. Thumb creases at the bottom of a few leaves, foxing to back endpaper. Dust jacket shows minor wear to corners and head/tail of spine, one small scratch on front panel. Signed By Publisher.
Published by The Chiswick Press for Sir Allen and Richard Lane,, 1952
Seller: Bertram Rota Ltd, Kintbury, United Kingdom
First Edition
Illustrated wrappers. First Edition. Illustrations by Searle One of 1,600 copies Folio Wrappers a little marked and slightly rubbed at head and foot of spine, a few marks internally, else a very nice copy.
Published by [London] [Sir Allen Lane and Richard Lane at the Chiswick Press] 1952, 1952
Seller: Harrison-Hiett Rare Books, Richelieu, France
First Edition Signed
First edition with these illustrations. Original grey wrappers. One of 1600 copies. This is a presentation copy. Signed in dedication by the illustrator, Ronald Searle. It is inscribed on the FFEP with a message from Ronald Searle and his wife Kaye to his friend Leonard Russell and his wife, dated Christmas 1952. Leonard Russell was an English journalist and satirist, well known as editor of the annual miscellany known as The Saturday Book . No printer identified, but assume same as other copies available. [3] 44 [2] pages. 295 x 220 mm (11½ x 8¾ inches). Wrappers are a little age toned / grubby. There has been damage to the book from dampness, which has particularly affected the inside back cover, and the last two pages. Overall a good early presentation copy.