Richard Adams - Watership Down

Harmondsworth, Penguin Books Ltd; Kestrel Books, 1976. Hardback. The first illustrated edition of Richard Adams' 'Watership Down' with illustrated slipcase and fold out map. The first illustrated edition. In the publisher's original cloth binding with clipped dust wrapper and slipcase. Beautifully illustrated throughout by John Lawrence in both monochrome and colour. With fold out map. The debut novel of Richard Adams, 'Watership Down' won the Carnegie Medal and Guardian Prize. It was adapted into an animated film by Martin Rosen in 1978. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally, very smart with slight bumping to the spine and minor shelf wear to the extremities. The clipped dust wrapper is in good condition with closed tears to the spine and front flyleaf and some shelf wear to the edges. Internally, firmly bound. Pages very bright and clean with the odd spot to the fore edge. Slipcase is in very good condition, bright and clean with some light shelf wear. Near Fine . Ill.: John Lawrence. Near Fine/Very Good.

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