Richmal Crompton — William Carries on

London, George Newnes Limited, 1942. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of the twenty-fourth 'Just William' book, a collection of ten entertaining short stories by Richmal Crompton. The first edition, first impression, in the original green cloth. The second impression was reprinted in red cloth. 'William Carries On' is the twenty-fourth installment of Richmal Crompton's incredibly popular 'Just William' series.This volume includes a total of ten short stories, 'Too Many Cooks', 'William And The Bomb', 'William's Midsummer Eve', 'Joan To The Rescue', 'Reluctant Heroes', 'Guy Fawkes - With Variations', 'William Works For Peace', 'William Spends A Busy Morning', 'A Present For A Little Girl', and 'Hubert's Party&apos.Illustrated with a frontispiece, and in-text illustrations, by Thomas Henry.Written by Richmal Crompton, a popular English author, who is best known for this series of books.Gift inscription to the recto of the front endpaper.Lacking the scarce dust wrapper. In the original publisher's cloth binding. Externally, smart. Light bumping to the head and tail of the spine and to the extremities. Joints are a little rubbed. Some light marks to the boards and spine, heavier to the rear board. Gift inscription to the recto of the front endpaper. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and generally clean with scattered spots. Very Good . Ill.: Thomas Henry. Very Good .