Great Love For Icarus
Kendrick, T. D. [Sir Thomas Downing Kendrick (1 April 1895 - 2 November 1979) was a British archaeologist, art historian, and Director of the British Museum from 1950 to 1958] Illustrated by Ann Tout.
(Book #ID 107588)
Published by Methuen & Co. Ltd., 36 Essex Street, Strand, London First Edition 1962. 1962.
First edition hard back binding in publisher's original slate blue paper covers, gilt lettering to the spine. 8vo. 8'' x 5½''. Author's first book being a semi-autobiographical novel of an adolescent infatuated by aviation in Llandudno in 1906. Contains 192 pp with monochrome illustrations throughout. Dust soiling to the page tops, small bookplate removed from the front free end paper. Very Good condition book, in Very Good condition dust wrapper with tape shadow lines to the edges of the inside flaps where the it was protected and secured in brown paper, now removed, not price clipped 18s. Dust wrapper without any tears, chips or rubs whatsoever and supplied in archive acetate film protection. Member of the P.B.F.A.
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