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GALLICO**, PAUL: : Manxmouse. [Illus by Janet & Anne Grahame-Johnstone.**]

LONDON.WILLIAM HEINEMANN LTD.,1968.

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UK,slim 8vo HB+dw/dj,author SIGNED,1st edn.FINE/FINE-. Owner's handwritten pencilled name to top edge of ffe and author's handwritten red ink signature - without dedication - to half-title page,no price-clip to dw/dj.Bright,crisp,clean, matt,colour pictorial artwork by Janet & Anne Grahame-Johnstone,illustrated dw/dj panels with repeated red+black lettering to front and rear,red+b/w letters to spine /backstrip; with negligible shelf-wear, bumping,creasing to edges and corners - a tiny closed tear at spine's top front, gutter's crease/folds and top front corner also with a smaller closed tear - but no other major nicks,tears or splits present. Top edges particularly bright and clean with only four tiny foxing spots,fore- edges particularly bright too and also without any foxing/spotting; contents bright,tight,exceptionally clean - almost pristine - solid and sound,no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners - appears unread apart from my own collation.Bright,crisp,clean,sharp-cornered,publisher's original,plain, undecorated racing green cloth boards/ covers with a blocked gilt lettering to spine/backstrip,rear board/cover with publisher's blind-stamped device (windmill) to rear lower corner towards spine's gutter,and clean green and black pictorial illustrated endpapers.UK,slim 8vo HB+dw/dj,author SIGNED,1st edn,9-191pp [paginated] includes 12 chapters with profuse b/w line illustrations by Janet & Anne Gtrahame-Johnstone interspersed throughout the text and the book,plus [unpaginated] b/w vignetted illustrated half-title also with author's signature, b/w illustrated title page,b/w vignetted dedication, contents list/table,and to recto of last page,publisher's advert for Gallico's other children's stories. An exceptional item,in it's cleanliness and the dw/dj's near entirety because of the fragility of paper used,and with little detraction from either. Exceptionally scarce with dw/dj present. Highly collected and prolific children's book illustrators,scarce and unusual item/ ephemera in Janet and Anne Grahame-Johnstone's bold style and will be an important and welcome addition to the Grahame-Johnstones' canon. Want more Janet & Anne GRAHAME-JOHNSTONE titles? For similar and other titles please seach my CHILDRENS/ILLUSTRATED catalogue. Twins,born 1st June,1928.Janet died in a tragic accident 2 years after this title was published,on 20th January,1979,her sister surviving her until 25th May,1998. Children's book illustrators specialising in large,brightly coloured gift books (mainly published by Dean & Son,Ltd.) in which the full-page illustrations surround the passages of text.Their work represents a recent manifestation of the nursery tradition mass-marketed by Mabel Lucie Attwell and updated by Hilda Boswell, characterised by unfailing sentimentality and a palpable determination to please. Between them they published over 200 titles; with over 5,000 illustrations in total: 1,000+ in b/w and 4,000+ in colour,and 10 technical equestrian books. Please contact seller,because of the lighter weight and value of this item,for correct,insured shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page!

UK,slim 8vo HB+dw/dj,author SIGNED,1st edn.
Author SIGNED - without dedication.

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