Levy (Muriel, “Auntie Muriel”) The Adventures of Wonk
£195
Loughborough, Wills & Hepworth, 1948.
First edition. 8vo. Original blue pictorial boards. Dust-jacket, priced 2/6.
Charming first edition of the first of six books recounting the adventures of Wonk the koala, illustrated by the artist & writer Joan Kiddell-Wonk.
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Covers slightly toned at edges, o/w VG; jacket worn along top edge but overall VG.
Illustrations, pictorial endpapers and cover designs by Joan Kiddell-Monroe.
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