Exploits Engelbrecht Abstracted Chronicles Surrealist by Maurice Richardson (4 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Hardback. No Dust Jacket. 8vo. pp 128. With 8 illustrations by James Boswell. Fiction- tales of the surealist boxer including 'The Night of the Big Witch Shoot', 'The Day We Played Mars', and 'Dirty Work at the Dog's Opera.' Bookplate on front pastedown. Front panel of d.j. laid on to rear pastedown. Small coloured illustration of Engelbrecht neatly laid on to copyright page, without obscuring text. Spine slightly dulled. VG.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. James Boswell (illustrator). 1st Edition. First edition hardback with dustjacket. DJ has lose to top 1 inch of spine, also faded to spine. Chipped to corners. Foxed to reverese. Slight foxing to endpapers otehrwise internally clean. Slight fading to blue board edges. Good condition.

Decorative Cloth. Condition: Near Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. Boswell, James (illustrator). First Edition. Hilarious short stories telling the sporting adventures of Engelbrecht the Dwarf. Includes "The Night of the Big Witch Shoot" and "The Man Hunt Ball". Blue cloth cover with impressed Gilt illus. of Engelbrecht standing on a rugby ball. Dull Gilt lettering to spine. Title page has vignette illus.of Engelbrecht with boxing gloves. 128 pages, 260g, 7 1/2" Tall. From the Library of Prof. Charles Thomas, Cornish Historian & Author. His illustrated Bookplate & note are on the endpaper. No other inscriptions. Pages in very good, clean condition. Spine tanned and leaning a bit. Jacket id missing almost half of the spine and has some closed tears at fore edges. Onlaid carefully onto white paper now (see photos). Unclipped, original price 8/6. Size: 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" Tall.

hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority!