ONE OF 60 SIGNED COPIES
The Pirate Twins
Faber & Faber, 1929.
First edition. Number 56 of only 60 copies signed by William Nicholson in green ink on the front pastedown. Oblong 8vo. Paper covered pictorial boards, with colour illustrations by Nicholson on both upper and lower covers. Pictorial pastedowns and 26 illustrations by Nicholson, with calligraphic text below. A fine copy, with very slight bumping to the bottom outside corners of the boards, and faint printing marks to the margin of page 14.
This is the second of Nicholson's books for children. A little girl finds two small, black dolls on the beach. Mary takes the dolls home and cares for them until one day they leave a note "... Gone for ever. Don't worry; Back soon...". The pirate twins set off to sea for more adventures, but every year they come home for Mary's birthday.
Stock ID: 45875
£3,750.00
