Asmussen des illustrator (2 Ergebnisse)

Hardcover. First Edition, First Printing. Octavo, 151 pages. In Good plus condition with Good minus Dust Jacket with mylar covering. Spine is a dark yellow with black lettering. Dust jacket has tearing along the edges, shelf wear, minor bumping to corners, and some scuffing. Boards have some rubbing and minor foxing along the top edge. NOTE: Shelved in ND-A. 1373746. FP New Rockville Stock.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Near Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. First UK edition. London: Jonathan Cape, 1958. First UK edition. Near Fine/Very Good. Des Asmussen, Illustrator. First UK Edition in original dust jacket. Translated from the Danish by Estrid Bannister. Illustrated by Des Asmussen and Introduced by Victor Borge. Very clean green cloth boards with clean, unworn elaborate paste-on illustration in black, white and gold. Black title box with gold lettering on spine. No bumping, fading or wear. Binding is tight and square, hinges are sound. Attractive previous owner bookplate on front fixed endpaper. 192 pages. Clean jacket has slight edgewear, several short closed edge tears, price clipped on front inside flap. Enclosed in new archival quality removable mylar cover. Hilarious memoir of growing up in a large household in Copenhagen in the 1880's. "Oh Sir, You've Shot Her! cried the maid when Father fired a blank cartridge and the parson's widow fainted on the doorstep. It was only Father's way of summoning his household to welcome visitors. Des Asmussen, Illustrator (illustrator).…