T. H. White — The Elephant and the Kangaroo

London , Jonathan Cape , 1948. First edition. Cloth. The first UK edition of T. H. White's fictional work following the building of an Ark in preparation for a flood. The first UK edition. First published in the U.S by Putnam in 1947. In the original publisher's cloth with the original unclipped dust wrapper. This work was written by T. H. White and describes the adventures of Mr. White who is visited by an archangel and is warned of the coming of a second flood and is charged with building an Ark. In the publisher's original cloth with the original unclipped dust wrapper. Externally very smart with fading to the extremities and the spine and bumping to the tail of the spine with very small closed tears. Light spotting to the front free endpaper with a past owner's signature dated 1948. The wrap is sound with sunning to the spine and extremities, loss to the head and tail of the spines, light creasing, closed tears and chips. Internally generally firmly bound with signs of minor strain in places. Pages bright and clean. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: None. Very Good Indeed/Good.