Richmal Crompton - William - the Dictator

London, George Newnes Limited, 1938 . Cloth. An uncommon edition of this charming collection of stories featuring 'Just' William Brown. This work is in the original publisher's cloth binding, with the original dust wrapper. This is the second impression of the first edition, published in the same year. Just William was a series of thirty-eight books, published between 1922 and 1970. They were written by English author Richmal Crompton, who was best known for this particular series. William remained eleven years old throughout this time, with the era he was living in adapting as the years went by. All of the 'Just William' books were collections of short stories, with the exception of 'Just William's Luck', which was one story. In these stories, William Brown often had an adventure, using his confidence and his independent mind to take on any projects and games which came his way. In this particular collection, William makes himself Dictator of the Outlaws, taking control of the village, without an election. Filled with misunderstandings and confusions, everything is bound to work out in the end as long as William follows his motto, "Doin' good, rightin' wrongs, spreadin' happiness and walking down the narrow path of virtue". With charming illustrations throughout by English illustrator, Thomas Henry. With a 1939 pencil inscription to the front endpaper. In the original publisher's cloth binding with the original, price-clipped dust wrapper. Externally, very smart, with light bumping to the extremities. Fading to the head of the spine. The odd spot to endpapers, with loss to the front endpaper. Dust wrapper in good only condition. Loss to the wrap to the head of the spine and to the front of the board. Loss to the inner flaps of the wrap. The odd tear from the areas lacking to the wrap. Slight sunning to the wrap with the odd mark. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright and clean. Very Good . Ill.: Thomas Henry. Very Good/Good Only.

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