London: Perpetua Books, 1959. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Poor. Searle, Ronald. The whole ghastly dossier compiled by Kaye Webb. With contributions by Siriol Hugh-Jones, Malcolm Arnold, Bertolt Brecht, Johnny Dankworth, Michael Flanders, Sidney Gilliat, Robert Graves, James Laver, C. Day Lewis, G.W. Stonier, Donald Swann, D. B. Wyndham Lewis and Ronald Searle. Large 8vo, illustrated dust jacket over black cloth boards. Gilt vignette of an angelic St Trinian on front and gilt titles on spine. Decorated endpapers. 118pp full of illustrations, both the cartoons and photographs from the films, newspaper cuttings etc. This follows the rise of St Trinians over the course of just twelve years to become part of the British consciousness. The coloured dust jacket is in poor un price-clipped condition, the inner book has a handwritten gift dedication on the reverse of the frontispiece and is in very good condition.

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Bookseller: Bird's Books (GB)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 2573
Title: The St Trinian's Story
Author: Webb, Kaye; Searle, Ronald
Illustrator: Searle, Ronald
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Very Good
Jacket Condition: Poor
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: First edition
Publisher: Perpetua Books
Place of Publication: London
Date Published: 1959
Keywords: girls school, english school girl, british school girl, public school, boarding school, british school, humour, cartoon
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