King Penguin K38. Penguin 1st Edition, published 1947.
Add a dash of Christmasses past to the bookshelf with this first edition King Penguin, ‘Compliments of the Season’, a study of the custom of writing and sending Christmas cards which begain in the Victorian era. Filled with illustrations of Victorian Christmas cards throughout.
Authors: L. D. Ettlinger and R. G. Holloway
Contents: 16 colour plates; 3 black-and-white illustrations in text
Cover Design: by Hans Schwarz
Editor: N. B. L. Pevsner
Technical Editor: R. B. Fishenden
Pages: 40pp. + 16pp.
Condition grading: Very Good. Minor bumping to top of spine. Minor wear to cover corners. Binding tight. The photographs form part of the description.
King Penguin K38. Penguin 1st Edition, published 1947.
Add a dash of Christmasses past to the bookshelf with this first edition King Penguin, ‘Compliments of the Season’, a study of the custom of writing and sending Christmas cards which begain in the Victorian era. Filled with illustrations of Victorian Christmas cards throughout.
Authors: L. D. Ettlinger and R. G. Holloway
Contents: 16 colour plates; 3 black-and-white illustrations in text
Cover Design: by Hans Schwarz
Editor: N. B. L. Pevsner
Technical Editor: R. B. Fishenden
Pages: 40pp. + 16pp.
Condition grading: Very Good. Minor bumping to top of spine. Minor wear to cover corners. Binding tight. The photographs form part of the description.
