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Language: English
Published by John Lehmann., London., 1947
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: James Hine, Ilminster, SOMER, United KingdomJames Hine
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Condition: Used - Fair
£ 140.00
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. 1st Edition. First edition, 1947. Some light thumbing and marking throughout. Page edges slightly darkened. Publishers pictorial paper covered boards and cloth spine. Corners heavily rubbed and frayed. Small smudge to the top corner of front board and some light scratches and marking. Spine… rubbed which has affected title. Only fair externally. A scarce first edition of this classic work illustrated by Minton. With Illustrations by John Minton. Coloured and black and white. (illustrator).
More imagesPublished by London: John Lehmann, 1947., 1947
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Minster Gate Bookshop (est. 1970), YORK, United KingdomMinster Gate Bookshop (est. 1970)
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Condition: Used - Near fine
£ 295.00
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Add to basketCondition: Near Fine. First edition in a second state binding, tall 8vo., pp.86, unlettered grey hardcover, colour plates and b/w illustrations, pictorial endpapers; light toning to half title, light toning at head and foot of spine, very slight bruising at extremities, a very good+ copy, in a price-clipped pictorial dust-jacket…, which has chipping to corners and loss at head and foot of spine, otherwise complete and very good.
More imagesPublished by John Lehmann Ltd, 1947
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Julian Roberts Fine Books ABA ILAB PBFA, Lincolnshire, United KingdomJulian Roberts Fine Books ABA ILAB PBFA
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£ 375.00
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Add to basketFirst Edition. First edition, first printing, first state binding with illustrated Minton paper covered boards not the later plain blue binding. Small 4to. Illustrated boards. Pictorial dustwrapper replicating the boards. A near fine/fine copy with clean unrubbed boards. No chipping to cloth or boards. Internally clean and compl…ete - appears unopened & unread. Small very faint inscription to endpaper. No marks to texblock edges. The very good+ dustwrapper has some light edgewear with a small chip to head of spine o/w really quite fresh. None of the usual heavy toning to spine. Original price of 12s6dnet to front flap. An attractive copy of the elusive first issue in dustwrapper. Charming six whimsical children's stories brought to life by the neo-romantic intricate and humorous illustrations of artist John Minton.
More imagesPublished by John Lehmann., London., 1947
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Beaux Books, ABA, ILAB, Hartley Wintney, HAMPS, United KingdomBeaux Books, ABA, ILAB
Contact seller5-star sellerCondition: Used - Near fine
£ 472.50
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Add to basketCondition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1947. First edition, first impression. John Lehmann. London. 1947. First edition, first impression. Hardback, small quarto; illustrated paper-covered boards, backed with blue cloth, with title in black and gilt to spine, matching dust jacket. 86 pages. Illustrated boards, d…ust jacket, b&w endpapers, colour frontispiece, 7 hors-texte colour plates, 12 b&w head- and tail-pieces. English. 255x190mm. 0.35kg. Near fine, in very good dust jacket; light wear to spine ends and forecorners with slight loss, small area of loss at head of spine, smaller area of loss at base of spine, slightly browning to spine, slight ruffling to top edge, price-clipped; slight rubbing to spine ends and forecorners of boards, very slight spotting to edges; a very well preserved copy. A first edition of the 1947 children's book of stories with illustrations by John Minton, scarce in the dust jacket. The Snail That Climbed The Eiffel Tower is one of six stories written by Paul Odo Cross and illustrated with Minton's delightful drawings. It was one of Minton's earliest collaborations with the publisher John Lehmann, for whom he illustrated and supplied dust jackets for several publications. Odo Cross was a wealthy ex-ballet dancer-turned-author, whom it is likely met Minton through Lehmann. Frances Spalding writes in her biography of Minton - 'It is one of Minton's most delightful books. His empathy with the childhood world of romance and humour creates instantly absorbing scenes, intricate but never over-ornate'. [Spalding, Frances. John Minton. Dance Till The Stars Come Down. 2005. p. 108.; Sailsbury, Martin. The Snail That Climbed the Eiffel Tower and other work by John Minton. 2017. p.100-109] Beaux Books specialises in fine and rare books on art and culture in the 20th and 21st centuries. We welcome questions about our books and we are happy to provide any extra images. Buy with confidence from an experienced bookseller. With illustrations by John Minton. (illustrator).
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- First Edition
Seller: Maggs Bros. Ltd ABA, ILAB, PBFA, London, United KingdomMaggs Bros. Ltd ABA, ILAB, PBFA
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£ 324.00
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Add to basketIllustrations by John Minton. First edition. 4to. Original cloth-backed pictorial paper boards, dust jacket. London, John Lehmann. From the library of Orwell scholar and former UCL deputy librarian Ian Angus. Angus was the co-editor of Orwell's Collected Journalism, Essays and Letters published in 1968 and also later contribute…d to editing the enormous 20-volume edition of Orwell's Complete Works published 1997-8. Dust jacket rather worn with loss at foot of spine, tape repairs to verso. Internally good.
