The Snow Goose. Illustrations by Peter Scott by GALLICO, Paul - (1948).

Michael Joseph,, [1946]. 8vo., First Edition thus, with title and text in blue and black, coloured frontispiece, 3 coloured plates, numerous monochrome illustrations (3 full-page) in the text and illustrated endpapers; original pictorial blue buckram, snow goose motif blocked in white and black on upper board, backstrip lettered in white, a very good, bright, clean, crisp copy in unclipped dustwrapper, the latter chipped with loss at edges and several small closed tears. FIRST APPEARANCE OF SCOTT'S CLASSIC ILLUSTRATED EDITION. The frontispiece portrait of Fritha is modelled on Scott's first wife, novelist Elizabeth Jane Howard: 'I stood for hours, holding a pillow, which he turned into the wounded snow goose' (Howard's memoirs). VERY SCARCE IN THE DUSTWRAPPER.

Michael Joseph,, [1947]. 8vo., Third Impression thus, with title and text in blue and black, coloured frontispiece, 3 coloured plates, numerous monochrome illustrations (3 full-page) in the text and illustrated endpapers; original navy buckram, snow goose motif blocked in white and black on upper board, backstrip lettered in white, blue top, a near fine copy in price-clipped dustwrapper. Third impression of Scott's classic illustrated edition, published a year after the first. The frontispiece portrait of Fritha is modelled on Scott's first wife, novelist Elizabeth Jane Howard: 'I stood for hours, holding a pillow, which he turned into the wounded snow goose' (Howard's memoirs). ALL EARLY PRINTINGS ARE SCARCE IN THIS CONDITION.

Michael Joseph,, [1946]. 8vo., First Edition thus, with title and text in blue and black, coloured frontispiece, 3 coloured plates, numerous monochrome illustrations (3 full-page) in the text and illustrated endpapers, neat contemporary signature on front free endpaper verso; original pictorial blue buckram, snow goose motif blocked in white and black on upper board, backstrip lettered in white, boards faded beneath dustwrapper losses else a very good, bright, clean copy in unclipped dustwrapper, the latter chipped (not affecting lettering) at head of backstrip and with small loss (affecting lettering) bottom corners of front panel. The first appearance of Scott's classic illustrated edition. The frontispiece portrait of Fritha is modelled on Scott's first wife, novelist Elizabeth Jane Howard: 'I stood for hours, holding a pillow, which he turned into the wounded snow goose' (Howard's memoirs). VERY SCARCE IN THE DUSTWRAPPER

Michael Joseph,, [1946]. 8vo., First Edition thus, with title and text in blue and black, coloured frontispiece, 3 coloured plates and numerous monochrome illustrations (3 full-page) in the text; handsomely bound in full navy crushed morocco, sides with gilt frame border, back with raised bands, second and fourth compartments lettered and ruled in gilt, all other compartments tooled in gilt, upper board inlaid with snow goose motif, gilt edges, hand-made endpapers, ribbon marker, in custom-made-slip-case, an elegant copy ideal as a gift or for presentation. FIRST APPEARANCE OF SCOTT'S CLASSIC ILLUSTRATED EDITION. The frontispiece portrait of Fritha is modelled on Scott's first wife, novelist Elizabeth Jane Howard: 'I stood for hours, holding a pillow, which he turned into the wounded snow goose' (Howard's memoirs).