William Downing Illustrator (3 results)

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Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First Reprint of 1964 First Edition. Hardback tightly bound in orange cloth with title and author in gilt on spine. Book is clean and unmarked. Tiny soft bend to top corners. Dust jacket has a small price sticker near the bottom of the unclipped front flap. In acetate protective cover. Humorous and delightful illustrations accompany these stories of one of the most celebrated Middle East folklore characters. 97 pp.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Near Fine. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover with dustjacket, first printing of this edition, the pale pink cloth has moderate tanning along the top and bottom edges along with a small mildly damp-marked area at the bottom of the front cover and the front cover has a slight upward bow, the binding is tight and clean and the contents are fine, the colorful jacket is in excellent condition with no remarkable flaws, the original price (21s) is present and a professional (removable) mylar cover is included, "These delightful stories of Nasreddin Hodja, one of the most celebrated personalities of the Middle East, the Balkans and Greece, have been translated from the Turkish by Charles Downing. William Papas has captured the Hodja's changing personality in his brilliant, full-colour illustrations".…