Gumdrop on the Rally
Biro, Val (Balint Stephen Biro)
Language: English
Published by Pan Books Ltd / Piccolo Picture Books, London, 1972
- Signed
- Softcover
- Used
Seller: The Print Room, Cockernhoe nr Luton, United KingdomThe Print Room
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Condition: Used - Good
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First published in hardcover by Brockhampton in 1968, this is a first softcover edition of 1972. SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR IN BLACK FELT PEN, ON TITLE PAGE 'For Gavin, Val Biro'. Edge wear and some creasing to top and bottom of softcovers, spine and corners slightly rubbed, some slight overall yellowing and time staining, some spotting to endpapers. Price on inside front cover (25p), no other inscriptions, internally clean and tight, overall a vg+ copy for its age. 32pp, lavishly illustrated in colour on every page. Hungarian British artist Balint Stephen Biro (1921-2014), was also children's author and book illustrator. Originally a native of Hungary, his studio was located in Amersham in Buckinghamshire. This is the story of Gumdrop the vintage car at a rally. Books signed by Biro are very scarce.
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- Title
- Gumdrop on the Rally
- Author
- Biro, Val (Balint Stephen Biro)
- Publisher
- Pan Books Ltd / Piccolo Picture Books, London
- Publication year
- 1972
- Condition
- Good
- Signed
- Signed by Author(s)
- Binding
- Soft cover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 0330232851
- ISBN 13
- 9780330232852
- Illustrator
- Illustrations by the author
- Edition
- Reprint
- Dimensions
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall
When Bill and Gumdrop became lost down the country lane they found a little boy who was also lost. They took him home to the farm and the farmer gave Bill a can of oil as a present. And so it went on --- they helped a girl get her horse to the jumping competition and received sparking plugs as a present, they got an instruction book from the Mayor, vintage tools from a farmer, and a vintage petrol can. All for helping people.
Suddenly a motor bike, driven by the young man, skidded and a parcel fell off---- he had stolen the prizes for the rally. Bill returned them and although they did not win the rally they received all the presents and were awarded a brass starting handle for their kindness to other people.
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The Print Room
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