JOHNNIE GOLIGHTLY AND HIS CROCODILE.
by JAQUES, Faith (illustrator) By Ursula Moray Williams.:
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Oxford, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London, Chatto & Windus, 1970.. FIRST EDITION 1970, 4to, 255 x 195 mm, 10 x 7½ inches, colour illustrated boards, no pagination. A proper picture book with illustrations to every page in black and white with single colour wash and a few in full colour. Head and tail of spine and corners very slightly rubbed, head of spine slightly bumped, small stain to lower corner of lower board, tiny very pale stain in 2 margins, no inscriptions. A very good plus copy in good plus DUSTWRAPPER (dw: not price clipped, slightly worn with tiny chips at head and tail of spine and corners, spine and folds worn, small brown stain on lower outer corner of lower panel). Faith Jaques (b.1923) contributed drawings to Radio Times regularly from 1948 to 1973. Until Tilly's House (1979), she only illustrated other people's books and resisted illustrating in colour. (See Telling Line page 60). MORE IMAGES ATTACHED TO THIS LISTING, ALL ZOOMABLE, FURTHER IMAGES ON REQUEST. POSTAGE AT COST.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Roger Middleton (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 42329
- Title
- JOHNNIE GOLIGHTLY AND HIS CROCODILE.
- Author
- JAQUES, Faith (illustrator) By Ursula Moray Williams.:
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Place of Publication
- London, Chatto & Windus, 1970.
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- crocodile children's fantasy picture book Faith Jaques
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Roger Middleton
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Oxford, Oxfordshire
About Roger Middleton
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