ARNOLD, Ralph. Spring List (signed)
ARNOLD, Ralph. Spring List. London: John Murray. 1956. 8vo. First edition. Publisher’s green cloth lettered in gilt to the spine, in the excellent dust jacket designed by Brian Wildsmith. Inscribed by the author to the front endpaper, dated 1956. A very good copy, the cloth clean and bright, the corners and tips very gently pushed, the binding tight and a trifle rolled. The contents clean and bright throughout. The dust jacket unclipped (10s 6d net) with price creased. A few light nicks around the spine tips and corners, the upper spine just slightly faded, but a sharp copy overall and uncommon signed.
A comic novel by this Kentish author, about two rival publishers in hot pursuit of the manuscript of Sir Alured Flowers’ diaries, the recently vanished war veteran. With bogus claims and promises, double-crossing, and a sprat to catch a mackerel, the dubious publishing world was a world Arnold knew well—by the late 50s, he was Chairman of Constable. The dust jacket is one of the first productions designed by Barnsley boy, Brian Wildsmith, who went on to win the 1962 Kate Greenaway Medal for his designs for his wordless children’s book, ABC.
ARNOLD, Ralph. Spring List. London: John Murray. 1956. 8vo. First edition. Publisher’s green cloth lettered in gilt to the spine, in the excellent dust jacket designed by Brian Wildsmith. Inscribed by the author to the front endpaper, dated 1956. A very good copy, the cloth clean and bright, the corners and tips very gently pushed, the binding tight and a trifle rolled. The contents clean and bright throughout. The dust jacket unclipped (10s 6d net) with price creased. A few light nicks around the spine tips and corners, the upper spine just slightly faded, but a sharp copy overall and uncommon signed.
A comic novel by this Kentish author, about two rival publishers in hot pursuit of the manuscript of Sir Alured Flowers’ diaries, the recently vanished war veteran. With bogus claims and promises, double-crossing, and a sprat to catch a mackerel, the dubious publishing world was a world Arnold knew well—by the late 50s, he was Chairman of Constable. The dust jacket is one of the first productions designed by Barnsley boy, Brian Wildsmith, who went on to win the 1962 Kate Greenaway Medal for his designs for his wordless children’s book, ABC.
ARNOLD, Ralph. Spring List. London: John Murray. 1956. 8vo. First edition. Publisher’s green cloth lettered in gilt to the spine, in the excellent dust jacket designed by Brian Wildsmith. Inscribed by the author to the front endpaper, dated 1956. A very good copy, the cloth clean and bright, the corners and tips very gently pushed, the binding tight and a trifle rolled. The contents clean and bright throughout. The dust jacket unclipped (10s 6d net) with price creased. A few light nicks around the spine tips and corners, the upper spine just slightly faded, but a sharp copy overall and uncommon signed.
A comic novel by this Kentish author, about two rival publishers in hot pursuit of the manuscript of Sir Alured Flowers’ diaries, the recently vanished war veteran. With bogus claims and promises, double-crossing, and a sprat to catch a mackerel, the dubious publishing world was a world Arnold knew well—by the late 50s, he was Chairman of Constable. The dust jacket is one of the first productions designed by Barnsley boy, Brian Wildsmith, who went on to win the 1962 Kate Greenaway Medal for his designs for his wordless children’s book, ABC.