" It is a man's duty to have books. A library is not a luxury, but one of the necessaries of life. "
— Henry Ward Beecher
London: Barrie and Jenkins, 1972. [Humour/satire] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (21 x 13cm), pp.191 [1]. Publisher's green cloth, gilt titles to spine. With the pictorial dust-jacket designed by Osbert Lancaster priced at £2.20 to front flap. Internally bright and clean, spotting to textblock top edge, some light marking to endpapers from jacket flaps. Light spotting to reverse of jacket. Gentle toning to spine. Some light peeling and wear to jacket laminate. Very good. The sequel to The Luck of the Bodkins. Item #73821
Price: £75.00
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