'Books are the quietest and most constant of friends; they are the most accessible and wisest of counsellors, and the most patient of teachers' - Charles W.Eliot
Artist: Thomas Erma Author: Gerald Gassiot-Talabot Publisher: Verlag Gerd Hatje Date: 1966 Condition: A first edition hardback, with the original unclipped printed dust wrapper over grey linen boards; the wrapper with some minor handling marks and light chips and nicks to the edges; verso there is an area of damp staining but this does not appear to have affected the back cover. Internally clean and tidy, illustrated in black and white and colour throughout. Text in English, translated from the French
