Walter Wood — The Fleeters

London, Frederick Warne and Co, 1934 . First edition. Cloth. A wonderful example of the scarce first edition of this children's novel, illustrated by Alfred Bestall, the author and illustrator of the beloved Rupert Bear comic strip. The first edition, first impression of this scarce work.Author Walter Wood tells a thrilling tale about a North Sea fishing fleet in this charming work of children's fiction.Illustrated throughout with delightful vignettes be Alfred Bestall, who wrote and illustrated Rupert Bear for the London Daily Express, from 1935 to 1965. This work was published just prior to teh first appearance of Rupert. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally, excellent, with light bumping to spine head and tail. Minor spotting to text block fore edge. Internally, firmly bound. Pages clean and bright. Near Fine . Ill.: A E Bestall [Alfred Bestall]. Near Fine .