12418 Translated from the French by John Buchanan-Brown. Illustrated by Richard Kennedy. London, Bodley Head 1957. 8vo. Original cloth in lightly foxed dustwrapper. Decorated endpapers and title page, black and white illustrations. Previous owner's ink inscription on ffep. Minor foxing to upper edge. A very good copy. First edition. Original publication of this novel was greeted with the Grand Prix Literature du Salon de L'enfance and has stood the test of time in this translation by John Buchanan-Brown. This first Uk edition is illustrated by erstwhile Bloomsbury minion, Richard Kennedy. A delightful copy of a fine children's classic. $45.00AUD
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