Watership Down – INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR – Richard Adams

Description

HARDBACK – A very good book, bound in the publisher’s brown cloth boards with bright gilt lettering present to the spine. The boards are clean, but there is a little spotting to the corner of the spine and front panel. Internally, the pages are clean but there is some foxing to the page block, also with a couple of faint spots to the first two or three pages. The book is free of any previous owner names or inscriptions. Signed and inscribed by the author one year after publication, the inscription reads – TO RUFUS AND PANDORA / VAUGHAN / WITH BEST WISHES FROM / RICHARD ADAMS / AUGUST 1973.  The dust wrapper is in very good condition with two closed tears to the base of the spine with a smaller closed tear to the spine tip. There is a small area of faint red staining to the corner of the rear panel with a small patch of soiling to the spine tip. Lightly faded to the spine. There is a small strip of archival tape to the verso of the dust wrapper where the corner of the bottom flap fold is present. The publisher’s printed price of £3.50.net is present to the front flap.