E. A. Cabrelly — Animals on Parade

London, The Conrad Press LTD, 1948. First edition. Cloth. A scarce work for children on the nature of animals, the first edition of this work strikingly illustrated, and signed, by Tom Eckersley. The first edition of this scarce work.In the original unclipped dust wrapper.Signed by the artist to the recto of the front endpaper.'Animals on Parade' is a charming children's volume, a tale exploring many different animals and their behaviour and lifestyles.Illustrated in colour throughout, by Thomas Eckersley, a poster artist who produced posters for London Transport, the BBC, Shell-Mex, the Ministry of information, Gillette, and more. Text by E. A. Cabrelly. In the original publisher's cloth binding, in the original unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, smart. A few light marks to the cloth. Dust wrapper is edge worn, with loss to the head of the spine and front wrap, smaller amount of loss to the tail of the spine. Wraps are a little age-toned and spotted, with a few light handling marks. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Near Fine . Ill.: Thomas Eckersley. Near Fine/Good.