Karel Jaeger - Niccolo

London, J.M. Dent & Sons , 1959. First edition. Hardback. Bright copy of the uncommon first edition of this children's novel by Karel Jaeger, signed by the author. Delightful tale of Niccolo, altar boy, best candle-snuffer and treble-o singer in Italy. Written by Karel Jaeger, author of The Little Banditta and The Bull that was Terrifico among others. Adorned with black and white illustrations by Martin Wells.Inscribed and signed by the author to front free endpaper, dated 1959. Complete with unclipped dust wrapper. In the original publisher's printed boards binding. Externally lovely with minor shelf wear only, bumped to head and tail of spine. Dust wrapper unclipped and sound with shelf wear, some loss to rear wrap. Inscribed and signed by author to front free endpaper, dated 1959. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright and clean. Near Fine . Ill.: Martin Wells. Near Fine/Good.

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