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Down in the Cellar: Available Copies

Clean, bright copy of a scarce and marvelous book, one of the great 20th century fantasies for children. I read it myself several years ago and was amazed. Touch of foxing here and there - see pics - and a light bump at foot of spine. Very good plus in a nice unclipped jacket.

Green and red boards and spine, the latter, lettered in gilt, leanis slightly and is slightly darkened. Rear panel of unclipped soiled and flecked with brown stains and has 3 mm tear to top edge. The four leading corners a little rubbed; front panel relatively clean. The spine browned and frayed around top and base, with loss. Fore edge foxed. Internally free end papers a little toned with gift inscription written on front one. Half title more toned and title page with several foxing spots. Remaining contents unmarred save for foxing on last blank. VG-.

A lovely sought after first edition copy of this children's novel from Nicholas Stuart Gray, complete with the unclipped dust wrapper. The scarce first edition of this work.With the publisher's original unclipped dust wrapper.An excellent copy of this whimsical children's book. Four young siblings Bruce, Julia, Andrew and Deirdre Jefferson are staying in their uncle"s rambling Rectory in the South Downs when they find an injured man in a cave. The man tells them he is on the run, and they decide to hide him in a half-forgotten cellar of the Rectory.From British actor, playwright and children's fantasy author, Nicholas Stuart Gray. He often produced adaptations or continuations of traditional fairy tales and fantasy works, including 'The Stone Cafe', a re-telling of 'Rapunzel' from a cat's point of view. In the original cloth binding. With the original unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, excellent, with minor bumping to the extremities. Dust wrapper is smart, with scattered spotting to the wrap and minor rubbing to the spine head and top edge of front cover. Contemporary ink inscription to front cover. Internally, firmly bound. With very minor offsetting and a couple spots to the front free endpaper, otherwise bright and clean. With a small paper pocket tipped in to the front pastedown. Near Fine

First edition. Illustrated by Edward Ardizzone. Fine in about about near fine price-clipped dust jacket with touch of sunning to spine and hint of toning to the edge of the rear panel from an old jacket protector. A children's story by the British writer Nicholas Stuart Gray, who has recently been rediscovered with the help of Neil Gaiman who called him "one of the most brilliant children's authors of the 20th century." Nearly all of Gray's books are surprisingly difficult to find, particularly when in the first edition and nice condition like this copy. Very scarce.