Nurse Matilda Goes to Town (Double Signed)
Brand, Christianna [Christianna Brand (17 December 1907 - 11 March 1988) who was the cousin of the illustrator Edward Ardizzone]. Illustrated by Edward Jeffrey Irving Ardizzone, CBE RA (16 October 1900 - 8 November 1979), who sometimes signed his work "DIZ", was a British painter, printmaker and war artist, and the author and illustrator of books, many of them for children.
(Book #ID 117572)
Published by Brockhampton Press Ltd., Market Place, Leicester First Edition 1967. 1967.
First edition hard back binding in publisher's original sea blue cloth with elaborate gilt design of Nurse Matilda and gilt lettering to the front cover and the spine, duck egg blue lining papers, page marker, page edges dyed blue. 12mo. 6¼'' x 4¼''. Contains 128 pp with numerous monochrome illustrations throughout. Very Good condition book in Very Good condition dust wrapper with a little sun fading of the colours down the spine, small rubs to the tips, not price clipped, 12/6. Dust wrapper protected. From the private library and estate of Edward Ardizzone and SIGNED by him to the half-title page 'Edward Ardizzone | July 1967', below which is an ink message SIGNED by the author 'Christianna Brand | The author, affectionately Nurse Matilda who signed this with love to the family | May 1970.' Member of the P.B.F.A.
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