lancaster osbert steinbeck john (6 risultati)

Hardcover. Condizione: As New. Condizione sovraccoperta: Fine. Osbert Lancaster (illustratore). First British Edition. An immaculate copy in an attractive jacket with jacket having only the most miniscule of wear - barely negligible.

VG in VG D/W.

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good. Jacket by Osbert Lancaster (illustratore). 1st Edition. First edition, first impression. Some slight edge wear to top and bottom of jacket and spine, some overall browning and spotting to fabulous unfaded jacket by Osbert Lancaster, spine browned, some foxing to page fore edges, price clipped, small previous owner's name to top ffep, internally clean tight and square, overall a vg+ copy for its age. 164pp. Steinbeck's only work of political satire turns the French Revolution on its head, as amateur astronomer Pippin Heristal is drafted in to rule the unruly French. Enchanting comedy ensues as Steinbeck creates the most hilarious royal court ever around the brief, bold reign of the corduroy clad Pippin, his social climbing wife Maria, his starstruck daughter Clotilde and her Californian beau, Todd. Featuring a motley crew of courtiers and con men, guards and gardeners, Steinbeck's late comic novel is an entrancing read about politics, power and the daily struggle not to lose one's head!

Hardcover. Condizione: Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Good. 1st Edition. First UK Edition (first printing), issued the same year as the US edition 8vo. 164pp. Blue boards lettered in silver at the spine. Some spotting to the top and fore edge, encroaching a fraction to the extreme margins of some text leaves. A nice crisp copy in price-clipped dust wrapper, nicked at the spine ends with several tiny fractions of loss, and with some toning, spotting and soiling. A satirical novella depicting the adventures of Pippin Héristal, an amateur astronomer in 1950s France who is proclaimed the King to give the Communists a monarchy to revolt against.

Rilegato. Condizione: molto buono. Condizione sovraccoperta: buono. William Pene du Bois; Osbert Lancaster (illustratore). prima edizione. FIRST USA EDITION Pictorial dust jacket (William Pene du Bois) over orange cloth, pp.188. FIRST UK EDITION Pictorial dust jacket (Osbert Lancaster) over blue cloth, pp.164 Steinbeck's only work of political satire turns the French Revolution on its head, as amateur astronomer Pippin Heristal is drafted in to rule the unruly French. Enchanting comedy ensues as Steinbeck creates the most hilarious royal court ever around the brief, bold reign of the corduroy clad Pippin, his social climbing wife Maria, his starstruck daughter Clotilde and her Californian beau, Todd. Featuring a motley crew of courtiers and con men, guards and gardeners, Steinbeck's late comic novel is an entrancing read about politics, power and the daily struggle not to lose one's head!

First edition, first printing. Published by Heinemann in London, 1957. This is a very good copy. The dust wrapper, finely illustrated by Osbert Lancaster, is toned at the top edge and the spine. It has not been price clipped and shows the original 12s 6d net price - stain to the fore-edge. The blue cloth boards no chips or marks to note. The text blocks are bright and white throughout. This copy is free from previous owners ink and is, overall, in very good condition with some v-shaped losses to the spine tips. Pippin IV explores the life of Pippin Héristal, an amateur astronomer in 1950s France, who is suddenly proclaimed the King of France. Unknowingly appointed to give the Communists a monarchy to revolt against, Pippin is chosen because he was descended from the famous king Charlemagne.