Edward Ardizzone — Tim and Lucy Go to Sea

London, New York, Toronto, Oxford University Press, 1938. First edition. Hardback. A wonderful example of the first US edition of this early Little Tim adventure by Edward Ardizzone, beautifully illustrated throughout in colour by the author. The first US edition of this work, published in the same year as the first edition. Identified as the first US edition due to the cloth spine.Beautifully illustrated throughout throughout with thirty-six charming lithographic illustrations in full colour by the author, British painter, printmaker, war artist, author and illustrator Edward Ardizzone.In this tale, Lucy and Tim have a wonderful trip steaming out of Portsmouth, but then have to rescue another ship in trouble and send an S.O.S. to a passing warship.Former owner's inscription to front free endpaper. In the publisher's original cloth backed paper covered boards. Boards bright. Light shelf wear to back strip tail, with rear joint tail starting, but board firmly held. Inscription to front free endpaper. Internally, firmly bound. Pages clean and bright. Very Good . Ill.: Edward Ardizzone. Very Good .