The Flying Poodle

Written by Roland Collins with black and white photographs by W. Suschitsky on every page. Published by The Harvill Press in 1952. A first Edition. Size: 21.5 x 28 cms or 11 x 8 1/2 inches. Page number: 32. Hardcover. Pale grey cloth boards with black lettering on the spine. The black and white photographs on the cover are bordered in red. An unusual story about Mandy the poodle who, in search of her childhood friend Christina the kitten, takes to jumping with such proficiency that she is effectively flying across roof tops. The tale that involves other characters - two show poodles, a parrot and a gold fish - is illustrated with photographs on every page. Condition: Very Good. The boards are only lightly mark and slightly bumped at the corners. The endpapers are very lightly tanned but the pages within are, but for occasional small marks, clean. A closed tear, about an inch long, damages four of the pages within. It can be seen on the photograph of the show poodles coming up the stairs. A previous owners name is written on the first endpaper. There is some loss and wear to the jacket. The spine is fragile and faded. It has not been price clipped.