Roy Hattersley — Buster&Apos;S Diaries

London, Little, Brown, and Company, 1998. First edition. Cloth. A very smart first edition of this charming illustrated collection of dog-diaries from Roy Hattersley, signed by the author and illustrator. First edition. Signed by the author and illustrator to the title page. Illustrated throughout. Buster the dog became famous in 1996 when Hattersley was fined for an incident in which Buster killed a goose in one of London's parks. A park which, unfortunately was a royal park, and a goose which, unfortunately, belonged to the Queen. This heart-warming work tells the "true" story of the incident and the strain of living with a Man. Written by Roy Sydney George Hattersley, a British politician, author and journalist. Illustrated by Chris Riddell, a South African-born English illustrator and occasional writer of children's books and a political cartoonist for the Observer. In the original paper covered boards. Externally, excellent. Original price-clipped dust wrapper is also excellent. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean throughout. Fine . Ill.: Chris Riddell. Fine/Near Fine.