Helen Cresswell — Jumbo Spencer
London, Brockhampton Press, 1963 . First edition. Cloth. The scarce first edition of Helen Creswell's children's novel about the school holidays of a child named Jumbo Spencer. The scarce first edition, first impression of this work.In the publisher's original unclipped dust wrapper.Illustrated with a frontispiece, and numerous vignette illustrations by Clixby Watson.Described by the publisher as 'the first in a brilliantly conceived series of adventures of this splendid character&apos. In the publisher's original cloth binding, with unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, fine. Dust wrapper exceptionally bright, with faint handling marks to back strip. Light spotting to text block fore edge. Internally, firmly bound. Pages clean and bright. Near Fine . Ill.: Clixby Watson. Near Fine/Fine.
