A Whizz for Atomms: A Guide to Survival in the 20th Century for Felow Pupils, their Doting Maters, Pompous Paters and and others who are Interested

London: Max Parrish, 1956. First edition. Cloth. Fine/Good. 8" by 5.5". Ronald Searle . A bright first edition of this humorous guide to survival in the twentieth century by George Willans and Ronald Searle. The first edition of this hilarious guide for children and young adults going through life in the twentieth century, illustrated by Ronald Searle. Rascal Nigel Molesworth is Geoffrey Willans' most well known character, and with his very original outrageous spelling, he's the supposed author of this volume full of advice on life in St. Custard's prep school. This book is mainly for children and young adults, but can also be greatly appreciated by any adult thanks to Willans' humorous writing style, alongside Searle's captivating illustrations. In the original publisher's black cloth binding and its original, price clipped dust wrapper. From the library at Julian Park, Hertfordshire, belonging to Audrey Pleydell-Bouverie. Audrey was the youngest daughter of an Anglo-American lumber and steel millionaire, sister to Edward James, a key figure in the Surrealist movement, and the illegitimate granddaughter of King Edward VII. She was an English socialite known for her beauty and for charming various wealthy men, she was included in The Book of Beauty by Cecil Beaton. A patron of the arts, she assisted Viscount Carlow financially in the publication of limited editions of numerous works by leading literary figures such as T E Lawrence, James Joyce, Wyndham Lewis, and others. A hedonistic pursuer, she was recognised as one of the 'Bright Young Things'.  In the original publisher's full cloth binding. Externally lovely with minor shelf wear only, minor bumping to the extremities. The dust wrapper is generally smart with some shelf wear and chipping to the front wrap, price clipped. Internally, firmly bound, The pages are bright and clean. Illustrated throughout by Ronald Searle. Fine