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BACK TO THE SLAUGHTERHOUSE and Other Ugly Moments.
by SEARLE, Ronald. A collection of cartoons by Searle.:
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Oxford, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London, Macdonald, 1951.. FIRST EDITION 1951, 8vo, red cloth, black vignette to upper cover, black lettered spine, 96 pages. A new collection of Searle's humorous drawings, of which 40 pages are of St. Trinian's cartoons. No inscriptions, top edges slightly dusty with a few fox spots, tiny slightly faded areas at head and tail of spine, otherwise a near Fine clean crisp copy in VG DUSTWRAPPER (dw: price clipped, head and tail of spine and corners slightly worn with tiny chips, 3 mm (1/8") missing at head of spine, two 25 mm (1") closed edge tears, another slightly larger to top edge of front inner flap and one 5 mm (¼") to top edge of lower panel with small crease, all neatly repaired on reverse, spine slightly darkened). MORE IMAGES ATTACHED TO THIS LISTING, ALL ZOOMABLE, FURTHER IMAGES ON REQUEST. POSTAGE AT COST.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Roger Middleton
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 45595
- Title
- BACK TO THE SLAUGHTERHOUSE and Other Ugly Moments.
- Author
- SEARLE, Ronald. A collection of cartoons by Searle.:
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Place of Publication
- London, Macdonald, 1951.
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- st Trinian's cartoons humour Ronald Searle
Terms of Sale
Roger Middleton
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About the Seller
Roger Middleton
Biblio member since 2010
Oxford, Oxfordshire
About Roger Middleton
We are a postal business only, selling rare and antiquarian books on interesting subjects.
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