JOAN OF ARC by MAURICE BOUTET DE MONVEL ; GERALD GOTTLEB (INTRODUCTION) - 1981

Hodder & Stoughton. Used - Good. Ships from the UK. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1981. First edition (GB). hardcover. fine/nrfine/price clipped. Boutet de Monvel, Maurice. gilt decorated covers & titles, intro by Gerald Gottlieb, faithful to Boutet de Monvel's artistry, 56 pp, 113/8" x 83/4"

UK,slim,oblong 8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn thus.[The first UK HB edn/ issue, but preceded by the first US,8vo HB+dw/dj,a year earlier,1980 - by The Viking Press (NY).] FINE/FINE-.No owner inscrptn and no price-clip to dw/dj.Bright,crisp,clean,glossy laminated,colour pictorial artwork by Maurice Boutet de Monvel,illustrated dw/dj panels with b/w lettering to front and white lettering to spine/backstrip; with negligible shelf-wear, bumping or creasing to edges and corners - no nicks or tears present. Minor,minimal scoring/indents to either panel of dw/dj,but without penetration or affecting the boards beneath.Top edge with faint,but minimal,sporadic dust-soiling,fore-edges bright and clean without foxing/spotting or thumbing; contents bright,tight,clean,solid and sound - pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners,appears unread - apart from my own collation.Bright,crisp,clean,sharp-cornered,publisher's original navy blue cloth bds with bright,crisp,stamped gilt fleur-de-lys design with an… Read More

Hodder and Stoughton, 01/10/1980 00:00:01. paperback. Very Good. 1.3989 in x 28.7781 in x 22.3830 in.

Hodder & Stoughton General Division, 1981-01-01. Paperback. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!