Chadwick Oliver Illustrator (3 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good.

1st edition, 1st impression., 1970. Book size - c. 8 x 5 inches, pp. 182 + 1 (blank) + 1, numerous b&w illustrations (some full page) in the text, top edge coloured blue, hardback in dustjacket. Book condition - Very Good ; ex-lib with one stamp on the title page but none elsewhere, contents very clean, no inscriptions, no foxing, no library ' furntture' inside the front board or on the flyleaf , inner hinges intact and binding firm ; publisher's turquoise cloth with title in gilt on the spine ; boards' corners with very little wear and just lightly bent, boards' edges all good, back very clean and with two old tape marks (tape removed) c. 2-3 cm at the top and bottom edges, spine complete with ends with little wear, a little faded and just slightly creased, spine colour not faded and gilt title complete and bright, front board very clean and with tape marks similar to rear. Dustjacket - Very Good ; front corners a little rubbed, dj edges all good, back very clean, spine complete with ends just a little rubbed, spine not faded and title very clear, no library marks/numbers, front very clean ; dj. in 'Supasleeve' paper-backed clear and protective cover. Please see photos for indications of condition and contents. A well preserved copy of the first edition.…

Third printing (as stated upon copyright page; first published July 1952). xvi, 208 pages. Hardcover: H 21.75cm x L 14.75cm. Dust jacket retains bright color to front panel with spine illustration having light fading; panels rubbed; shallow chipping/scuffing at spine and flap fold ends; white rear panel (listing 10 titles) soiled and toned with some staining; some foxing to flaps; front flap's top corner is price-clipped. Gray cloth with dark brown stamping to spine. Toning/foxing to text block edges and endpapers; a few spots of foxing to leaves which overall remain clean. Binding is firm. Title page does not cite dj artist Alex A. Schomburg but he is cited near top of dj front flap; endpapers are without Schomburg illustrations as Winston tended to drop that embellishment on their later printings.…