By Geoffrey Willans; Ronald Searle
London   Max Parrish
8" by 5.5" 105pp.
The first edition of Geoffrey Willans' comical children's novel based around the terror Nigel Molesworth, illustrated throughout by Ronald Searle.
By Geoffrey Willans; Ronald Searle

1954 How to be Topp

London   Max Parrish
8" by 5.5" 105pp.
The first edition of Geoffrey Willans' comical children's novel based around the terror Nigel Molesworth, illustrated throughout by Ronald Searle.
£30.00
: 0.75kgs / : 934T91

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First Edition, Illustrated, Original Binding, Publishers' Original Binding, With Dustwrapper

First edition. A satirical children's novel, featuring the popular character Nigel Molesworth the 'curse of St. Custard's'. Written by Herbert Geoffrey Willans, an English writer and journalist best known as the creator of Nigel Molesworth. Illustrated by Ronald William Fordham Searle, an English artist and satirical cartoonist, comics artist, sculptor, medal designer and illustrator.

Condition

In the original full cloth binding. Externally, very smart with light bumping to the extremities. Original unclipped dust wrapper is sound with light wear and minor chipping to the extremities. Light sunning to the spine and panel edges with the odd small mark to the panels. Light loss to the head and tail of the spine. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean.

Near Fine

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