Raymond Briggs — The Snowman
London, Hamish Hamilton, 1978. First edition. Hardback. A first edition of Raymond Briggs' festive classic, The Snowman. The first edition of the work. Without dust wrapper, as issued. Collated complete. A Christmas classic, The Snowman wordlessly but evocatively tells the story of a young boy who builds a snowman, only for it to come to life at the stroke of midnight. The work is a canonical children's story, with the 1982 animated film version an annual fixture. A smart copy of a much-loved tale. In the original publisher's illustrated boards. Externally very smart with slight bumping to the extremities. Internally generally firmly bound, cords visible but no risk of detaching. Pages generally bright and clean with just the odd spot to the first and last few pages. Closed tears to three leaves, the largest of which being approximately six inches. Very Good . Ill.: Raymond Briggs. Very Good .
