Richmal Crompton — Just William&Apos;S Luck

London, George Newnes Limited, 1948. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of the only full length 'Just William' novel, a comical work by Richmal Crompton. The first edition, first impression.In the original unclipped dust wrapper.'Just William's Luck' is the only full length 'Just William' novel written by Richmal Crompton.Crompton based this novel on a 1947 film of the same name, impressing the inventor of William so much that she decided to write a novelisation of the film.Illustrated with a frontispiece, and in-text illustrations, by Thomas Henry. In the original publisher's cloth binding, in the original unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, smart. Very light bumping to the head and tail of the spine. Label to the front paste down. Minor edge wear to the dust wrapper, with small chips to the head and tail of the spine, closed tear to the rear wrap. Small chip to the rear joint. Light rubbing, handling marks, and spots to the dust wrapper, including some spots to the reverse. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Near Fine . Ill.: Thomas Henry. Near Fine/Good.