Edward Ardizzone (illustrated); Maurice Gorham: 'The Local',...

Hammer

£230

Edward Ardizzone (illustrated); Maurice Gorham: 'The Local', London, Cassell & Co, 1939, 1st edition, 15 colour lithograph plates by Ardizzone (of which 1 double page) complete, original pictorial paper covered boards slightly worn, part loss at head of backstrip. Printed at the Curwen Press, the unsold stock was destroyed during German bombing raids in WWII at Cassell's then premises in Belle Sauvage Yard, consequently a scarce title