How To Be Topp by Geoffrey Willans and Ronald Searle - 1954

UK,12mo p/back,illustrated,1st edn. [The follow-up to 'Down With Skool!' (UK,12mo HB+dw/dj,Max Parrish,1953.) PUFFIN Book No. 178.For copyright reasons this particular was not for sale in the U.S.A.] VG.No owner inscrptn and no price-removal (3/-) from colour illustrated card cover.Crisp, reasonably clean,repeated colour cartoon artwork by Ronald Searle,illustrated card covers withblack-lettered title and author+illustrator's known names to front cover,lower edge with a narrow yellow horizontal band with publisher's black-lettered name and b/w illustrated colophon and black price to front cover; blue+yellow sectioned spine/backstrip with partial reading creases and with capitalised, black-lettered title,black-lettered initial+surname of author+illustrator, black number 178 and publisher's b/w illustrated colophon to foot of same,rear cover with repeated cartoon illustration, but without author+illustrator lettering,and black-lettered publisher credit to yellow band.Negligible shelf-wear,… Read More

DW. Not price clipped (9/6). Some foxing to the dw and edges otherwise tight and clean. 1 closed tear to the back of the dw and tiny chippoing to the tail.