Scarce with such attributes

Burningham, John ~ Around the World in Eighty Days : Signed by the Author / Illustrator In The Year Of Publication [with] The Scarce ‘Around the World’ Frieze

First UK Printing : Jonathan Cape, London : 1972

The First UK Printing published by Jonathan Cape, London in 1972. Large 4to., publisher's oatmeal coloured boards, lettered with a decorative device of Phileas Fogg in gilt to the upper board; lettered in gilt to spine with publisher's device to foot; together in the unclipped illustrative wrapper (£1.95 net to front flap) showing a Jeep surrounded by a host of exotic animals; decorative endpapers; illustrated throughout with sketches in black and white and full colour; THE BOOK essentially a near Fine copy, lightly bumped at spine ends; The WRAPPER also near fine, with just a hint of creasing along the folds. The wrapper is protected in a removable Brodart archival cover. This copy has been signed in the year of publication by John Burningham in his sweeping hand to the half title, and dated '18/2/72'. With layout and title page design by Jan Pienkowski. Together with the very scarce 'Around the World' Frieze' : Oblong 8vo., red folded card covers decorated with designs by Jan Pienowski, enclosing two folding Friezes extending in total to almost 8ft in length and showing Phileas Fogg on his journey, as well as Burningham's own; covers very slightly creased and rubbed, particularly to the lower corner of the spine; still near Fine. On October 3rd 1970, the English author and illustrator John Burningham set out from the Reform Club in London in a recreation of Jules Verne's Victorian hero Phileas Fogg's journey around the world. During his 80 day trip, he visited 24 countries including among them Kenya, New Zealand, Cyprus, Egypt, America, Japan and France, and travelled a total of 44,000 miles. This book records his 'fleeting impressions' along the way, and recount stories of riding 'through mountain village on a plump donkey', camel rides and 'Nile prawns for dinner', safaris in Africa and the temples of India, as well as seeing the sun rise over Mount Everest at dawn. A beautiful copy accompanied by the scarce illustrative frieze - both rare in this state.

BINDING: Hardcover
CONDITION: Near Fine
JACKET: Near Fine