Lot 140
Ardizzone (Edward) Nicholas and the Fast Moving Diesel, first edition, signed by the author, 1947; and another first edition by Arizzone, also signed (2)
Hammer Price: £550
Description
Ardizzone (Edward) Nicholas and the Fast Moving Diesel, 1947; Titus in Trouble, 1959, both first editions, signed by the author on front free endpaper, colour illustrations, original boards, dust-jackets, the first spotted and with 2 pieces missing from lower panel, frayed, the second a little creased and frayted to upper panelbut generally very good, neither price-clipped, 4to (2)
⁂ The first, written for and dedciated to his son Nicholas, is rare in dust-jacket and signed.
Description
Ardizzone (Edward) Nicholas and the Fast Moving Diesel, 1947; Titus in Trouble, 1959, both first editions, signed by the author on front free endpaper, colour illustrations, original boards, dust-jackets, the first spotted and with 2 pieces missing from lower panel, frayed, the second a little creased and frayted to upper panelbut generally very good, neither price-clipped, 4to (2)
⁂ The first, written for and dedciated to his son Nicholas, is rare in dust-jacket and signed.
