Published by Routledge & Kegan Paul, 1961
Seller: Hunter Books, Burnham, BUCKS, United Kingdom
First Edition Signed
Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. 1st Edition. UK hardback first impression, SIGNED by Foreman with name only opposite title page. Good overall with water mark to long edge of ffep. The jacket is laminated (not to book) and there is a small library number under laminate, though the book itself has no ex-lib signs. Signed by Author.
Published by Routledge, UK, 1961
First Edition Signed
Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Published by Routledge, London, UK, 1961. First edition. Original pictorial boards. Dustwrapper. Size: 20.8cm x 27.1cm. Unpaginated. A tale of a ruthless General who fell off his horse resulting in a discovery of the beauty of flowers and nature and a desire to spread peace and love in the world. Illustrated throughout by Michael Foreman. His first illustrated book and produced with his first wife, Janet Charters. Signed and dated by both Janet Charters and Michael Foreman to the front endpaper. Foreman would go on to win two Kate Greenaway Awards for Illustration and to be nominated five times. Binding nice and tight with only slight creasing and rubbing to the edges. Pages generally very nice and clean. A near fine, tight, bright, clean copy in very good, nicked and rubbed dustwrapper which has a few short, closed tears. Very scarce signed. Signed by Illustrator(s).