OLIVIA, THE ESSENTIAL LATIN EDITION by Falconer, Ian - 2007

New York, NY.: Atheneum Books for Young Readers. Very Good. 2007. First Edition; Second Printing. Hardcover in dust jacket. This book is hard-bound in white paper covered boards, with red, black, and green printing to the covers and spine, in a nice dust jacket. The covers show a touch of very light soiling to the bottom edges. The binding is solid. The contents are bright and clean, with illustrations. This book is signed by the author Ian Falconer on the title-page. Latin Text. From the collection of Cuthbert Christian Thambimuttu (1945-2019) of Columbus, Ohio - known to many of his bookseller, author, and illustrator friends as "Tubby." He was persistent in the pursuit of autographed books by the writers and artists he admired, including Gorey, Sendak, Heaney, Byatt, Morrison, Updike and many more. Joseph Heller once wrote to Tubby in response to one more "please sign and return" request: "This is turning out to be a hell of a lot of work!" All signed books unconditionally guaranteed to be authentic. Many of the books are inscribed to both Cuthbert and his great friend of more than two decades Antonia Gale Moss. ; Signed by Author .