My Father and Edward Ardizzone
by Edward Booth-Clibborn
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Fine
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Patrick Hardy Books, 1983. First edition. Cloth. Fine/Fine. 12" by 9". Edward Ardizzone. Lovely first edition of this personal account of the lasting friendship between Augustin Booth and Edward Ardizzone by Booth's son. The first edition of this work. Warm narrative of the long friendship between Edward Booth-Clibborn's father, Augustin Booth, and famous English painted Edward Ardizzone ("DIZ"), who met as art students and remained friends until Augustin's death. Illustrated with Ardizzone Christmas cards. Complete with unclipped dust wrapper. In the original publisher's full cloth binding. Externally lovely. Dust wrapper unclipped and excellent. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright and clean. Fine
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 837A36
- Title
- My Father and Edward Ardizzone
- Author
- Edward Booth-Clibborn
- Illustrator
- Edward Ardizzone
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Patrick Hardy Books
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1983
- Size
- 12" by 9"
- Keywords
- first editions biography illustrated edward ardizzone biography
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Rooke Books
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BATH, Somerset
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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- Fine
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