The "Shaggy Dog" Story: Its Origin, Development, and Nature (With a few Seemly Examples)

Eric Partridge

Published by Faber and Faber Limited, London, 1953

About this Item

A smart first edition of this instructive tale from Eric Partridge, with illustrations. First edition. Illustrated throughout. An instructive and entertaining work on the art of story-telling, with reference to the "Shaggy Dog" story, its origin and the ways in which it has developed and changed over time. Written by Eric Partridge, a New Zealand-British lexicographer of English slang. Illustrated by Violet Hilda Drummond, a British children's author and illustrator. Previously held in the library of Nicholas Wall, an English judge, President of the Family Division and Head of Family Justice for England and Wales. In the original blue cloth binding. Externally, very smart with light shelf wear to the extremities only. Original unclipped dust wrapper is also smart with light shelf wear and chipping to the extremities. Sunning to the spine. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean throughout. Previous owner's bookplate to the front pastedown. Near Fine.

Seller Inventory # 871T4

Bibliographic Details

• Title: The "Shaggy Dog" Story: Its Origin, Development, and Nature (With a few Seemly Examples)
• Publisher: Faber and Faber Limited, London
• Publication Date: 1953
• Binding: Cloth
• Illustrator: V. H. Drummond
• Edition: First edition.
• Condition: Near Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good Indeed
• Book Type: book
• Seller catalogs:
  • Modern Fiction