Ethel & Ernest. A True Story adriatic national vanity

national vanity

First British Edition following publication in USA the year before

tips of corners bumped

and then became inactive

Later gift inscription to endpaper

Ethel & Ernest. A True Story adriatic national vanityLondon: Jonathan Cape, 1998. First Edition, first printing (with correct number line 1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2). Publisher's brown cloth with gilt titles to spine, pale yellow endpapers. With the illustrated dust jacket, priced at 14. 99, in absolutely first rate condition, no tears or marks and no toning or other faults. Without inscriptions, etc. A fine copy. Briggs' award winning story of his parents, presented in his distinctive picture board style.