My family and other animals (rare proof copy of the first edition)

A$2,200 · Offered by Douglas Stewart Fine Books

First edition

London : Rupert Hart-Davis. 1956. Uncorrected proof copy of the first edition, first printing. Octavo, publisher s pale blue card wrappers, light fading to spin, original title label pasted on upper wrapper ( Probably publication date October 1956, Probably price 18/- ), pale foxing and a couple of light creases, pp. 256; mild toning, the binding firm; a fine copy. A lovely example of a a great rarity, the uncorrected proof of of Gerald Durrell s classic book My family and other animals . The first and best known book in Durrell s autobiographical Corfu trilogy , a classic and the basis of several successful television adaptations.

• Printing: first
• Binding: Hardcover

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