THE LOCAL

FIRST (and only) EDITION 8vo. (approx. 23.5 x 15.5cm) hardback with paper-covered spine and boards printed in red and black with lithographic illustration to upper board. xvi, 51pp., illustrated with 14 full-page and 1 double-page original colour lithographs by Ardizzone (printed one side only). All plates present but do not quite follow binder's instructions for placement. Light foxing to prelims, otherwise clean and bright. A clean copy with no previous owners' markings or inscriptions. Very slight vertical bowing. Covers somewhat foxed and soiled with some light browning to edges (please see photos). Overall a GOOD+ COPY of this scarce title (plates and unsold copies were lost in a fire at the publisher's during the war).