1960 Russia For Beginners Ronald Searle Alex Atkinson First Edition Illus

Description: Click here to see our other books! Russia For Beginners Alex Atkinson 1960 Perpetua Books : London 10" by 7.5" 93pp SUMMARY A humorous and satirical guide to Russia from long-time collaborators Ronald Searle and Alex Atkinson. First Edition,Publishers' Original Binding,With Dustwrapper Overall Condition: Near Fine This book weighs 0.75 KG when packed UK Postage: £ 3.99 US Postage: £ 19.99 EU Postage: £ 15.99 European Postage: £ 16.99 Asia Postage: £ 21.99 Worldwide Postage: £ 25.99 DESCRIPTION First edition of this satirical work. Illustrated throughout by Ronald Searle. The flyleaf notes that this work is 'the most devastating travel book since these keen-eyed investigators gave us U.S.A for Beginners.' Ronald Searle was a British artist and satirical cartoon artist. He created the famous St Trinian's School and collaborated with Geoffrey Willans on the Molesworth series. Searle received many critical recognition for his work especially in America. He won the National Cartoonists Society's Advertising and Illustration Award in 1959 and 1965, The Reuben Award in 1960 and many more. CONDITION In the original full cloth binding. Externally, smart with minor bumping to the extremities and to the head and tail of spine. Dustwrapper is smart with a few chips to the head and tail of spine as well as to the extremities. Closed tear to the head of rear wrap. Spine is sunned. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Overall Condition: Near Fine Very Good Indeed GLOSSARY OF TERMS Overall Condition (Dustwrapper condition rating is shown after that for the book itself, where a dustwrapper is present) Fine - Very well preserved copy showing very little wear Very Good Indeed - Only one or two minor faults, really a very attractive copy Very Good - Quite a wide term meaning no major faults but probably several smaller ones often expected given the age of the book, but still a respectable copy Good - Meaning not very good. Some more serious faults as will be described in the condition report under 'condition' Good Only - Meaning one or more faults that could really do with repair Fair - As with good only above but with other faults leaving a compromised copy even after repair Poor - Really bad and possibly seriously incomplete. We only sell books in this condition where their rarity or value makes them attractive none the less. Major defects will be described. GUARANTEE We offer a full money back guarantee on our descriptions. Please ask for details and conditions. We prefer PAYPAL. If you pay via PAYPAL we will post the item off the same or the next working day with the postage you have selected. Please note we cannot accept USD cheques

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