Christabel Aberconway - The Story of Mr. Korah

London, Michael Joseph, 1954. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this charming tale from Aberconway, with colour illustrations. First edition. Illustrated with tipped in colour frontispiece, two tipped in colour plates, and many full-page and in-text images. Collated complete. The author and her family loved when Rex Whistler would come to visit, as each time he would tell a story which he would illustrate with lightning sketches as he spoke. One day, Christabel Aberconway accused Whistler of thinking out his plots beforehand, to which he replied with a suggestion: the next time he came to visit, she would tell the story. Then was born a story they both loved so much that Whistler drew further coloured sketches of his original pieces. After the war, and shortly after Whistler's death, Aberconway arranged to publish the work to delight a larger audience. Written by Christabel Aberconway, a British writer and art collector. Illustrated by Rex Whistler, a British artist known for his murals and society portraits. In the original quarter red cloth binding with green cloth boards. Original unclipped dust wrapper is very smart with light shelf wear and the odd small mark to the board. Minor sunning to the spine. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean throughout. Near Fine . Ill.: Rex Whistler. Near Fine/Very Good Indeed.

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