Lewis (C. Day); Ardizzone (Edward, illustrator) The Otterbury Incident
£125
London, Putnam, 1948.
First edition, first impression. 8vo. Original cloth. Dust-jacket, price-clipped.
Set in a small English post-war town (“Otterbury”), a gang of schoolboys accidentally break a classroom window and then unite both rival companies in an enterprise to raise money – only to uncover a local criminal racket and embark on a daring rescue and detective-raid.
In stock
Minor foxing to prelims and terminal leaves; cloth very good; jacket with some wear and loss to spine ends.
Illustrations and jacket artwork by Edward Ardizzone.
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