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The Diverting History of John Gilpin
King Penguin K70. Penguin 1st Edition, published 1953.
The fictional story of John Gilpin and his misadventures on a runaway horse was originally written as a comic ballad by English poet William Cowper in 1782.
Author: William Cowper
Illustrations: Ronald Searle
Contents: 43 black-and-white illustrations (pen and wash printed gravure); one in clour on the cover
Cover illustration: by Ronald Searle
Cover lettering: John Brinkley
Pages: 46pp.
Condition grading: Good book in Fair dust jacket. Dust jacket has ragged top and bottom edges and grubby covers. Book has bumping damage to spine ends and bottom corners on both covers. Pen signature and date to first inside page. Very minor wear to spine ends. Binding tight. The photographs form part of the description.
King Penguin K70. Penguin 1st Edition, published 1953.
The fictional story of John Gilpin and his misadventures on a runaway horse was originally written as a comic ballad by English poet William Cowper in 1782.
Author: William Cowper
Illustrations: Ronald Searle
Contents: 43 black-and-white illustrations (pen and wash printed gravure); one in clour on the cover
Cover illustration: by Ronald Searle
Cover lettering: John Brinkley
Pages: 46pp.
Condition grading: Good book in Fair dust jacket. Dust jacket has ragged top and bottom edges and grubby covers. Book has bumping damage to spine ends and bottom corners on both covers. Pen signature and date to first inside page. Very minor wear to spine ends. Binding tight. The photographs form part of the description.