Author: Leonard Russell [ed.]
Title: The Saturday Book, the Eighth Year
Description: London, Hutchinson, 1948 . First edition. Cloth. The first edition of the eighth year of Leonard Russell's miscellany 'The Saturday Book', inscribed by Russell's family. The first edition, first impression.In the publisher's original unclipped dust wrapper.Inscribed to the front free endpaper 'To Chris and Nurse with love from "The Russells" Christmas, 1948&apos.This work was edited by Leonard Russell, an English journalist known for authoring satirical articles. An annual miscellany, The Saturday Book was published from 1941-1975. It provided literary and artistic commentary about various arts subjects, including paintings, ballet, music and design.Illustrated throughout with monochrome photographs and plates. The dust wrapper and illustrations were designed by Laurence Scarfe. In the publisher's original cloth binding, with unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, exceptionally bright. Front hinge strained, but firmly held. Inscription to front free endpaper. Spotting to text block fore edge. Significant loss and closed tear to dust wrapper back strip tail, with chipping and small closed tears to back strip head. Back strip a touch sunned. Small loss to head of rear wrap, with small closed tear to front wrap head, and small loss of paper to tail of fold of front flyleaf. Significant spotting to dust wrapper reverse. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright and clean. Very Good . Ill.: Laurence Scarfe. Very Good/Very Good.

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