Astrid Lindgren - Emil and His Clever Pig - First UK Edition

Published by Brockhampton Press, London, 1974. Hardcover. First UK edition of Emil and His Clever Pig by Astrid Lindgren, illustrated by Björn Berg. Fabric-covered stiff paper boards, pp. 151, illustrated throughout with line drawings. Extremely scarce in any presentable condition — these cheaply produced boards have not aged well and are typically found heavily foxed or in battered ex-library condition.

Condition: Very Good, approaching Fine. Remains square and straight with bumping to corners and spine tips. Rippling to the paper at the front pastedown, restricted to the top quarter of the board. No ownership inscriptions and — remarkably — entirely free from spotting or foxing; boards and text block both clean and bright.

Dustjacket price-clipped. Minor loss at the corners and spine tips with rubbing and creasing along all edges and a couple of surface scrapes. Spotting to the inside of the jacket, likely offset from the boards. An exceptional example of a very rare book.