GRAVES, Robert (1895-1985); Edward Ardizzone (Illustrates)

[Juvenile] Ann at Highwood Hall: Poems for Children

London: Cassell, 1964. First Edition. Hardcover. First Printing of this juvenile, collecting seven poems, one of 5,000 copies printed. Slim demy 8vo (216 x 161mm): [8],38,[2]pp, with 35 pen drawings (including illustrated title page), each with single color wash, alternating green and peach. Publisher's powder blue cloth-effect boards, spine lettered in gold; illustrated dust jacket by Ardizzone, printed in black, blue, peach, and green and priced 13/6 net. An exemplary example (light dust-soiling to jacket's back panel only), tightly bound (apparently unread) and clean throughout. Higginson A110. Alderson 106. Fine / Fine. Item #BB2175

Verse that evokes the world of Victorian England, including the two lengthy poems, the story of Ann, “the third-but-youngest child of seventeen,” who runs away to live at a duke’s palace, and "‘George II and the Chinese Emperor," a battle of words lost in translation. N. B. With few exceptions (always identified), we only stock books in exceptional condition, with dust jackets carefully preserved in archival, removable mylar sleeves. All orders are packaged with care and posted promptly. Satisfaction guaranteed. (Fine Editions Ltd is a member of the Independent Online Booksellers Association, and we subscribe to its codes of ethics.).

Price: $49.00