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WATERSHIP DOWN, SUPERB FIRST EDITION, INSCRIBED BY ADAMS

ADAMS, Richard. Watership Down. London, 1972. Octavo, original burnt orange cloth, dust jacket, custom slipcase.

First edition of Adams’ first and best-loved book, inscribed by the author on the title page, “To Chris, with all good wishes from Richard Adams, Nottingham, 3rd September 1985.”

“An outstandingly popular animal story… in a few years the book’s popularity in English-speaking countries had come to rival that of The Lord of the Rings” (Carpenter & Prichard, 563). Awarded both the Carnegie Medal and the Guardian Award for Children’s fiction. Book fine. A beautiful copy.