Baumer Louis Ill (2 results)
Published by London, Herbert Jenkins Limited, (printed in Great Britain by Wyman & Sons Ltd.), 1929,, 1929
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Harteveld Rare Books Ltd., Marly, SwitzerlandHarteveld Rare Books Ltd.
Contact seller4-star sellerCondition: Used
US$ 203.91
US$ 23.06 shippingShips from Switzerland to U.S.A.Quantity: 1 available
Add to basketlg. 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 -.
More imagesPublished by London, Herbert Jenkins Limited, (printed in Great Britain by Wyman & Sons Ltd.), 1929,, 1929
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Harteveld Rare Books Ltd., Marly, SwitzerlandHarteveld Rare Books Ltd.
Contact seller4-star sellerCondition: Used
US$ 291.30
US$ 23.06 shippingShips from Switzerland to U.S.A.Quantity: 1 available
Add to basketlg. 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 Switzerl…and, 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 -.
