Author: G. E. Farrow [George Edward Farrow]
Title: In Search of the Wallypug
Description: London, C. Arthur Pearson Ltd, 1903. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this very scarce instalment from G. E. Farrow's 'Wallypug' children's book series, with charming illustrations from Alan Wright. The first edition. Illustrated with a monochrome frontispiece and many monochrome vignettes and full full page illustrations by Alan Wright. In the publisher's original gilt cloth. This charming children's book was written by the noted children's book author, George Edward Farrow, best known for his nonsense books. This novel is from his 'Wallypug series', his best known works which use world play and absurdity to the tell the story of a nervous and charming creature called 'the Wallypug&apos. In this volume, the Dodo and the children search for the statue of the Wallypug. In the publisher's original cloth. Externally smart with slight fading to the spine, slight loss to the cloth to the head of the spine and closed tears to the tail, slight bumping and wear to the extremities and the odd minor mark to the rear board. Front hinge tender and rear starting. Offsetting to endpapers and a bookplate to the front. Internally, binding generally firm with cords showing and strained in places. Pages lightly age toned with the odd minor handling mark. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: Alan Wright. Very Good Indeed .

Keywords: First edition George Edward Farrow Children's book Wallypug George Edward Farrow Alan Wright


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