First edition. Large 8vo., original quarter black morocco, lettered in gilt, with patterned silk sides, original acetate dust jacket. Twenty-three wood-engravings by David Gentleman, thirty drawings by Edward Ardizzone and work by two other artists. Bristol, John Harvey and Sons, 1963.
A fine copy of this unusual book, with Ardizzone’s charming and characterful illustrations. Each artist’s work is presented on stock of a different colour: the distinguished wine-shippers spared no expense on this very attractive promotional piece.
Alderson C36.
