Slightly Foxed But Still Desirable by Searle, Ronald - 1989

Hardback. Very Good.

(1989): Souvenir Press, 1989. 4to, pp. 124. Pencil numbers and checks on upper right-hand corners of cartoon pages, o/w a VG tight copy in soiled dj. Very funny cartoon puns on book-collector's terms.

London: The Folio Society, 2015. Hardcover. Very Good +/No Jacket. Searle's hilarious cartoons in Colour with witty captions. White cover illustrated with library scene on front. 128 p,pages, 9" Tall. No inscriptions. Nice, clean copy.

Searle's hilarious cartoons in Colour with witty Captions. White cover illustrated with library scene on front.128 p.pages, 9" tall.No inscriptions. Nice clean copy.

Souvenir Press 1989 London. (first edition) imperial octavo, red cloth boards, gilt lettering, 124pp, illus, Near Fine in VG+ d/w (minor markings)

London, England: Souvenir Press, 1989. First edition. . Hard cover. Fine in fine dust jacket. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. 128 p. Audience: General/trade.

UK,slim 8vo HB,1st thus.FINE.No owner inscrptn and minus(?) slipcase or dw/dj - if one was issued? Bright,crisp, clean,matt,wrap-around colour pictorial artwork to a white background by Ronald Searle, illustrated cloth boards with bright,crisp,blocked bronze gilt lettering to front and spine and immaculate plain rusty-brown coloured endpapers; with negligible shelf-wear and creasing to edges and corners - no nicks or tears present - though bottom two corners and head+foot of spine are minisculely bumped.A small dent too to front board's bottom edge - about 1" along from spine's gutter edge.Top+fore-edges bright, crisp and clean; contents bright,tight,clean - really pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corner tips, appears unread - apart from my own collation.UK, slim 8vo HB,1st thus,5-128pp [paginated] includes an introduction by R.S.,58 full-page,full colour cartoon illustrations by Ronald Searle with explanatory text of a book-selling term opposite it and a 4pp glossary; plus… Read More

London: Souvenir Press, 1989. First Edition — Primera edición. Hardcover — Tapa dura. 305x225mm. (12x8¾").. London, Souvenir Press, 1989. En folio (305 x 225)mm. 124 pp., más de 60 láminas caricaturas a color. Encuadernación en tela editorial con camisa. Primera edición.

London: Souvenir Press, 1989 1st ed. 124pp. hardback 4to: near Fine in a Fine dj in Brodart poly cover [bookplate on pastedown; bit of edge foxing; else nrF] A send-up of antiquarian book terminology illustrated by the masterful English cartoonist Ronald Searle (1920-2011).

London: Souvenir, 1989. First. hardcover. very good/very good(+). Ronald Searle. Illustrated in color with 59 humorous cartoons and glossary on book collecting. 124 pages. Slim 4to, rust brown cloth, d.w. (lightly edgeworn). London: Souvenir Press, (1989). First Edition. Some faint dampstaining on front cover of cloth but wrapper and insides are quitre clean. Overall a very good copy in a very good(+) dust wrapper.<br/> <br/> With 2 gift inscriptions on the fly-leaf by the artist's daughter, Kate Searle and a hand written 2 page letter on her London letterhead stationary.<br/> <br/>