Vintage THE PIGEON ACE by Enid Marx Illustrated Hardback Book 1ST EDITION

Description: Vintage THE PIGEON ACE by Enid Marx Illustrated Hardback Book Faber & FaberDescriptionHere we have a scarce book called The Pigeon Ace by Enid Marx. Published by Faber and Faber in 1943. This book tales the tale of Coo-coo, the brave pigeon who, along with his new wife, Flutter-Flutter, is called to serve during World War II as a homing pigeon. Enid Marx's loving illustrations and entertaining plotting carry young readers through Coo-coo's many adventures, including encounters with dangerously sharp-clawed cats and an immense hawk and skies full of deafening airplanes and fish-like barrage balloons at pigeon training. Eventually, Coo-coo travels to Africa, where he meets foreign bird-cousins and monkeys crossing the desert--until one day, without warning, he finds himself in the heart of the fighting and is forced to make the perilous journey back. Beautiful illustrations throughout. Joe Pearson called it “perhaps the finest war-themed children’s book published, making good use of double-page spreads, alternating with black and white lithographs”. "Enid Crystal Dorothy Marx, RDI, was an English painter and designer, best known for her industrial textile designs for the London Transport Board and the Utility furniture Scheme. Marx was the first female engraver to be designated as a Royal Designer for Industry. " Condition In fair condition overall, especially for age. The covers have been repaired along the spine at some point and along the front endpaper. Binding is good. All pages intact. Some foxing to pages, as expected of age. No tears in pages. Please see photographs, thank you. Measurements (approx) 9.5" L x 7.25" W Please visit our eBay shop to see our other items. Thank you for your interest in in this item. Every bid helps fund our valuable Hospice Care in our community. FAQs Delivery For Postage & Packing costs, please consult the 'Postage and Payments' tab.The majority of our items are sent via Hermes and a tracking number will be provided. Large, heavier items will be sent via Parcelforce.Where possible, we are happy to combine postage charges on multiple items purchased. Please contact us via eBay and wait for an amended invoice before making payment.For International Shipping, we use eBay's Global Shipping Programme (GSP). This means we are not responsible for the prices quoted.If you are purchasing from outside the UK, please note that we are not responsible for any relevant customs fees etc.We aim to dispatch all orders within 1 working day How long do I have to pay for my order?We allow up to 5 working days for orders to be paid for to allow for customers to benefit from combined postage. Any items not paid for after 5 working days an unpaid item case will be opened Returns & RefundsWe accept Returns on all our items.If an item is damaged in transit and is not safe to return, we can accept a photo of the damaged item.Once the photo/returned item is received, we will refund your original payment. Customer ServiceOur Feedback is important to us so please give us the opportunity to resolve any issues before leaving negative feedback. We aim to ensure all our buyers are happy and will do our best to put right any given situation which is within our control.We are open Monday to Friday 9.30am - 4.30pm. This is a charity listing for St Peter & St James Hospice All profits raised will go directly to support our hospice in East Sussex and your support is much appreciated. Thank you for looking and happy bidding!

Price: 135 GBP

Location: Hassocks

End Time: 2025-01-14T09:45:26.000Z

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