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HARDCOVER. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. 8vo in pale green cloth, red lettering to spine and red printed title drawing by John Minton to the front cover (reproduced as the title-page in the book, 154pp with 7 full page line drawings and 7 smaller line illustrations in text, all done by John Minton. The dust jacket is illustrated in full colour with a watercolour by Minton . [CONDITION: An extremely well preserved FINE very clean and tight and clearly unread copy (end-papers mildly tanned, neat inscription on front blank fly-leaf dated 1951, hint of sunning to spine and some very faint tanning to cover bottom edges) in a VERY GOOD- price-clipped Dust Jacket (spine panel ends and flap fold corner tips lightly chipped and rubbed, top edge of rear panel thinly creased, looks very presentable in its removable transparent protector) ] . . . We always ship in STRONG PROTECTIVE CARD PARCELS.

lg. in-8vo, (21.5x18.5m cm), 79 p. (+ 1), fully illustrated in color, publisher?s original green cloth, title and border stamped in black, a very good copy , with the original dustjacket, some repairs to the spine of the jackett (no loss of image). First Edition. Amusing verses about skating, sledging, tobogganing, curling, ice-skating and skiing in Switzerland, with a funny collection of Baumer's cartoon style illustrations.Internally very clean. The text is a series of light-hearted poems on the subject of the British abroad on winter sporting holidays. The illustrations which are brilliantly coloured convey all the stereotypes of the smart Swiss ski-ing holiday.Please notify before visiting to see a book. Prices are excl. VAT/TVA (only Switzerland) & postage. Swiss National Library -; Rero -.

lg. in-8vo, (21.5x18.5m cm), 79 p. (+ 1), fully illustrated in color, publisher?s original green cloth, title and border stamped in black, a very good copy , with the rare color illustrated dustjacket in perfect state. First Edition. Amusing verses about skating, sledging, tobogganing, curling, ice-skating and skiing in Switzerland, with a collection of Baumer's cartoon style illustrations.Internally very clean. The text is a series of light-hearted poems on the subject of the British abroad on winter sporting holidays. The illustrations which are brilliantly coloured convey all the stereotypes of the smart Swiss ski-ing holiday.Sidney met Susan on a day ; He ?took to her?, as you might say. And they were married right away. Though Susan was extremely nice, She had one solitary vice : She loved the land of snow and ice. While Sidney, on the other hand, Preferred some sunny, southern strand, Far, far removed from Switzerland. But husbands do what wives decide, So Sidney spends each Christmastide In looking most undignified.Please notify before visiting to see a book. Prices are excl. VAT/TVA (only Switzerland) & postage. Helveticat-; Swiss National Library -; Rero -.