THE THREE MULLA-MULGARS.
by DE LA MARE, Walter (Walter John), 1873-1956 :
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
-
London, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London : Duckworth & Co., 1910. First edition : a later issue, in the secondary binding, and with inserted advertisements datable from internal evidence to perhaps 1920. De La Mare's neglected masterpiece – an enduring fantasy of the quest of the three royal monkeys. When asked about its possible influence on "Watership Down", Richard Adams reportedly replied, "To try to copy 'The Three Mulla-Mulgars' would be like trying to copy 'King Lear'".
Crown 8vo (20cm). (viii),312 + 16pp advertisements. Coloured frontispiece and colour plate by John Robert (Jack) Monsell (1877-1952). Original olive pictorial cloth, blocked and lettered in black; a few minor signs of age and use; some minor spotting, mainly to edges and endpapers; one leaf a little frayed, but overall a very good, bright and sound copy in the matching dust-jacket – just slightly rubbed, but very good indeed.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Ash Rare Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 39325
- Title
- THE THREE MULLA-MULGARS.
- Author
- DE LA MARE, Walter (Walter John), 1873-1956 :
- Illustrator
- Jack Monsell
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- London : Duckworth & Co., 1910.
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- English Literature, Fiction, Children's Books, Juvenile
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Ash Rare Books
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London
About Ash Rare Books
Ash Rare Books. Founded in 1946 and long one of London's more interesting small book businesses. Owned and run by Laurence Worms, former President of the ABA.
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