Black Jack; - Hardcover

BLACK JACK [First edition - illustrated]

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Orlando Booksellers
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Book Description Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. Antony Maitland (illustrator). First Edition. First impression of the true first edition. Illustrated with black and white line illustrations by Antony Maitland. ***Near fine in green cloth-covered boards with gilt titles to the spine. The gilt is still nice and bright. The boards are clean and unmarked. Tail of spine slightly creased. Corners sharp. Very slight reading lean to the binding. Internally near fine with no inscriptions. Top edge of text-block very slightly dusty with a couple of spots of very light foxing not affecting interior pages which are clean and bright. ***In a near fine colour illustrated dustwrapper, which retains the original publisher's printed dual price of 18s net. Edges and corners of the dustwrapper slightly rubbed and creased. No tears. Colour on the spine of the dustwrapper is unfaded - the attractive colour wraparound illustration by Antony Maitland is bright and clean. ***222 mm x 144 mm. 192 pages including a charming black and white illustrated "The End" to the recto of the last page of text.***Bartholomew Dorking stood in the dark, quiet room and looked down at the coffin and the huge ruffian who lay there, seemingly carved out of stone. Suddenly he saw that the eyes were open and a deep, rattling sigh filled the room.---This is the strange and startling beginning of a most curious adventure. The lives of the boy, Bartholomew, renamed Tolly, and the villainous giant, Black Jack, are fatefully interwoven, and their encounter with the mad girl, Belle, has a profound effect on them both.---The strange trio travel through a story rich in the excitements of plot and language which characterize all Leon Garfield's books. The action is set against the background of a travelling fair, a private madhouse in Islington, and culminates in the London earthquake scare of 1750.' [Quote taken from the front flap of the dustwrapper] ***'Exuberant writing and an almost Dickensian energy in the creation of character characterize the work of Leon Garfield, whose first books for children have won him a considerable reputation amongst discerning adult readers in the genre' - The Times [Review quote taken from the back flap of the dustwrapper]. ***A first impression of the true first edition, illustrated throughout with black and white line illustrations by Antony Maitland - in near fine collectable condition. A very attractively produced children's book of the period.***For all our books, postage is charged at cost, allowing for packaging: any shipping rates indicated on ABE are an average only: we will reduce the P & P charge where appropriate - please contact us for postal rates for heavier books and sets etc. Seller Inventory # 1672

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