CRANFORD [Extremely scarce first printing of the Joan Hassall illustrated edition - ADVANCE PROOF COPY]

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A scarce ADVANCE PRROF COPY of the first Joan Hassall illustrated edition of "Cranford", published by George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd in 1940. Most copies of the first impression of the Joan Hassall illustrated first edition were destroyed during the London Blitz in World War Two, making it a scarce book in any condition. Copies with the dustwrapper are very scarce. We have never come across a proof copy before. ***Illustrated with twenty-four black and white wood engravings by Joan Hassall throughout: title-page wood-engraving, four full-page wood-engravings, eight smaller wood-engravings and eleven chapter-tail wood-engravings. All illustrations present, as called for. ***Very good in plain buff thin card covers printed in black. Top corner of most pages very lightly bumped. Bottom of spine and pages slightly bumped. Interior pages bright and clean, although the cheap wartime paper used has lightly tanned. Spine tight without any tears. No tears to the cover. No marks - the covers are nice and clean. No inscriptions. ***In a near fine colour illustrated dustwrapper that has not been price-clipped, showing original publisher's price of 10/6 net. Edges of dustwrapper just slightly rubbed, nicked and creased. Tiny loss to the head of the spine of the dustwrapper. Bottom of spine of dustwrapper slightly creased where the book has been bumped. No tears. Spine of dustwrapper unfaded - just slightly browned. 256 pages. 222mm x 148mm. ***'In the first place, Cranford is in possession of the Amazons; all the holders of houses above a certain rent are women. if a married couple come to settle in the town, somehow the gentleman disappears; he is either fairly frightened to death by being the only man in the Cranford evening parties, or he is accounted for by being with his regiment, his ship, or closely engaged in business all week in the great neighbouring commercial town of Drumble, distant only twenty miles on a railroad. In short, whatever does become of the gentlemen, they are not at Cranford. What could they do if they were there? The surgeon has his round of thirty miles, and sleeps at Cranford; but every man cannot be a surgeon.' (Quote from page 9, the opening paragraph of Chapter I: Our Society). ***An Advance Proof Copy of the first impression of the first edition illustrated by Joan Hassall, complete in its fragile thin card wartime dustwrapper. Of interest to collectors of illustrated books and the wood engravings of Joan Hassall. ***A very scarce item. ***For all our books, postage is charged at cost, allowing for packaging: any shipping rates indicated on ABE are an average only: we will reduce the P & P charge where appropriate - please contact us for postal rates for heavier books and sets etc. N° de ref. del artículo 7189a

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