Magicbus A Powell Perry Colour Book
by Powell Perry
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Northampton, Northamptonshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
UK: Powell Perry, 1945. First Edition . Cloth. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Powell Perry, Mollie Gerard, Angela Baynes, Victor Ross, Tom Kerr. 1st Edition C1945. A Powell Powell Colour book and very uncommon. This edition includes 1) Thumblings Travels illustrated by Mollie Gerard,2) Snow White and Rose Red illustrated by Angela Baynes 3) The Five Servants Illustrated by Victor Ross 4) The Dwarf in a Bottle illustrated by Tom Kerr. During WW2 Perry was stationed at the camouflage centre Farnham Castle where he would have rubbed shoulders with artists such as Julian Trevelyan and Roland Penrose and the magician Jasper Maskelyne, Pauline Baynes to name just a few. Perry's family owned a printing firm in Putney and he persuaded some of the artists at the Camouflage Centre to moonlight, producing a number of wartime children's titles modelled to some extent on Carrington's Picture Puffin series. The book is very good and bright. Small loss to paper hinge top. Light edge rubbing. Nice clean contents. More images available upon request. Ref18409
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Details
- Bookseller
- Lasting Words Ltd (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 028336
- Title
- Magicbus A Powell Perry Colour Book
- Author
- Powell Perry
- Illustrator
- Powell Perry, Mollie Gerard, Angela Baynes, Victor Ross, Tom Kerr
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Powell Perry
- Place of Publication
- UK
- Date Published
- 1945
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- 18409
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Northampton, Northamptonshire
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- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...