TITUS IN TROUBLE

by Edward Ardizzone, James Reeves

$150 · Offered by Type Punch Matrix

First edition

London: Bodley Head, 1959 . First edition of this historical picture book, in which a Victorian boy tries to pay back a debt so he can become a cabin boy. Very good plus in very good jacket. Item #14065 Edward Ardizzone was a central figure in midcentury British children's books, known for his warm and dynamic pen-and-ink drawings with watercolor washes that emphasized everyday adventure. Winner of the inaugural Greenaway

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