The Diverting History Of John Gilpin.
£75.00
Publisher
The Chiswick Press.
Place
London
Date
1952
Synopsis
Showing how he went further than he intended and came home safe again. by william cowper. with many illustrations by ronald searle. of this book one thousand six hundred copies have been printed and bound at the chiswick press, london, n11 for sir allen lane and richard lane christmas 1952. the illustrations were originally made for a film in the 'poet and painter' series for thr festival of britain.
Item Description
4to. 11.75 x 8.5 inches. [iv] + 44 + [2] pp. In paper wrapper covered by grey pictorial wrapper with Searle drawing in black and red title. A little wear at head and tail of spine; otherwise a very good copy. Each page of verse illustrated by pen and wash tinted Searle drawing, with endpiece vignette. A Christmas book for Sir Allen Lane, founder of Penguin Books, which he commissioned annually as gifts. This 1952 example is the popular comic verse, John Gilpin, by the poet, William Cowper (1731-1800), illustrated by the artist and satirical cartoonist, Ronald Searle (1920-2011).
[Stock No. 30278]
