FARMER GILES OF HAM
Nelson, 1961. Hardcover with Dust Jacket. First Nelson American Edition in Fourth Impression Dust Jacket. Printed in Great Britain. [6], 7-78, [2] pp. + 2 color plates by Pauline Baynes and with her b/w illustrations throughout. 12mo, sewn binding in buff paper over boards with blue stamped spine lettering and illustration of the dragon Chrysophylax to front cover, dragon printed endpapers. Owner's name to FFEP, exceedingly clean and sharp otherwise; DJ spine faintly toned and with one small spot to the spine head, price of $2.95 intact. A publishing curiosity from a brief window between Houghton Mifflin editions: 'In September 1960 Houghton Miffin allowed FGH to go out of print in the United States. The American publication rights reverted to Allen & Unwin, who in June 1961 offered them to Thomas Nelson & Sons, New York. Beginning in March 1962, Nelson's sold at least 3,000 copies of FGH, of which 2,000 were imported from Allen & Unwin with cancel titles, and at least 1,000 appear to have been sheets of the first impression (dated 1950) imported by Houghton Mifflin, which Nelson's obtained through a jobber.' [Hammond, A4b]. NEAR FINE / NEAR FINE. Item #514915
Price: $100.00