Hike and the Aeroplane [LIMITED EDITION w/ SUITE OF PRINTS]

Hawley, PA: YaleBooks, 1999-01-21. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good+. 11x8x1. Signed by Illustrator. YaleBooks Press, Ltd., 1999; Limited edition re-issue of Lewis' first book (published under the pen name Tom Graham), with a separate portfolio of loose lithographic prints by noted watercolorist Richard L. Price; this edition is limited to 26 copies, this copy being number "J"; personalized inscription by editor Stephen R. Pastore on front end page of book, after tipped-in limitation page; each of the nine black and white prints are signed in pencil by the illustrator, and includes a cover page stating the limitation with Pastore's signature. Binding is tight, sturdy, and square; blue cloth boards in very good+ condition, gilt titling on spine and front board remains bright and bold; interior illustrations and text also very good. Dust jacket in very good+ condition, and arrives wrapped in protective mylar. Sticker seal on illustration portfolio has been broken, otherwise portfolio in very good condition; lithographs housed in separate envelope as bound-in envelope was apparently too narrow to fit the prints. From a private collection (not ex-library). A fantastic way to experience Lewis' rather obscure debut. Due to the size/weight of this set extra charges may apply for international shipping. Ships from Dinkytown in Minneapolis, Minnesota.