Jepson (Edgar) The Triumph of Tinker.
£250
Being some further adventures of the admirable Tinker, child of the world
London, Hodder & Stoughton, [1906].
First edition, first impression. 8vo. Original pictorial cloth with inset illustration to upper cover, rebacked preserving original backstrip.
A sequel to Jepson’s earlier The Admirable Tinker: Child of the World (1904), continuing the Edwardian comic adventures of Tinker, a preternaturally resourceful and charming boy described repeatedly as an angel child. Jepson shared the pseudonym “Tod Claymore” with the crime writer Hugh Clevely, with whom he co-wrote The Man With the Amber Eyes.
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Some foxing; rebacked preserving original backstrip, some marking and bumping.
Frontispiece.
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