AN ENDURING MAGIC
ONE OF 60 SIGNED COPIES 62. The Pirate Twins NICHOLSON, William Faber & Faber, [1929]. First edition. Number 56 of only 60 copies signed by William Ni- cholson in green pencil on the front paste- down. Oblong 8vo. Paper covered pictorial boards, with colour illustrations by Nichol- son on both upper and lower covers. Pic- torial pastedowns and 26 illustrations by Nicholson, with calligraphic text below. A fine copy, with very slight bumping to the bottom outside corners of the boards, and faint printing marks to the margin of page 14. [45875] £3,750 This is the second of Nicholson’s books for chil- dren. A little girl finds two small, black dolls on the beach. Mary takes the dolls home and cares for them until one day they leave a note “... Gone for ever. Don’t worry; Back soon...”. The pirate twins set off to sea for more adventures, but every year they come home for Mary’s birthday.
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