Fox Paula Edward Ardizzone Illustrator (4 results)

Condition: Good. 8vo. Black Boards, Dust Jacket Good with marginal tears, minor staining, else VG. 57 pp. Illustrated. Protective Mylar Sleeve.

First edition of this early children's title by Newbery winner Paula Fox, the story of an anxious (and anxiously watched) young boy: "Everyone wanted to help Lewis. That's why he was thinking of running away." Lewis's life improves markedly when his parents leave town, and a free-spirited sitter allows him to roam after school. Publishers today would likely shy away from a story that encourages children to explore caves with men they befriend in the park, but in Fox's telling, Lewis's adventures have a dreamlike, almost magical quality. Edward Ardizzone's drawings perfectly capture the boy's experience of oppression and liberation. A near-fine copy. Single volume, measuring 8.5 x 5.5 inches: [6], 57, [1]. Original black cloth lettered in silver, original clipped orange pictorial dust jacket printed in black and white. Black and white illustrations throughout text. Lightest edgewear and sunning, small tape repair to jacket verso, ghost of bookseller label to front flap.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Edward Ardizzone (illustrator). 1st Edition. Tall 8vo. 57pp. Bound in Black cloth boards with silver gilt titles to spine. Illustrated with Black & white illustrations. . On front loose endpaper is the Surrealist bookplate of Andrew Murray. SIGNED by the artist, Edward Ardizzone. Book is very clean inside and out. All firm. The dustjacket is clipped, and has two small tears , the biggest on the back dust wrapper, 2xm (1 inch), the other 5mm (.25 inches) ,slightly dusty with minimal wear, otherwise a very good almost fine copy. Size 22x 14cm (8.75 x 5.5 inches) The account of Lewis s brief respite from parental pressure present s a vision of a world precisely balanced between eccentricity and logic. The result is a story at once hilarious and touching. A Truly funny book; there s more to it than meets the eye Provenance: Andrew Murray, Director of Mayor Gallery, Cork Street, London. The Mayor Gallery exhibited Ardizzone s work in the 1960 s . Andrew Murray lent his personal collection of books and prints etc. to the travelling exhibition by Middlesbrough Museum in 1982. Signed by Author(s).

First edition hard back binding in publisher's original lemon cloth covered boards, blocked and lettered black back, vignette to the front board, lemon lining papers. 8vo. 8½'' x 6''. Contains 58 pp with monochrome illustrations in line throughout. Fine condition book in Very Good condition dust wrapper with tanning of the paper down the spine and to the cover edges, not price clipped, $2.95. From the private library and estate of Edward Ardizzone and SIGNED by him to the front free end paper 'Edward Ardizzone | January 1967.' Member of the P.B.F.A. ARDIZZONE, Edward (1900-1979).