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WILLIAM'S BAD RESOLUTION

Written by Richmal Crompton
Illustrated by Thomas Henry
Published by George Newnes Limited in 1956

WILLIAM'S BAD RESOLUTION
Written by Richmal Crompton. Illustrated by Thomas Henry.
Stock no. 1324717
1958. Hardback. Fair condition in a fair dustwrapper.

Formerly entitled 'William and A.R.P.'. Red boards with title to spine with black background. Black vignette of William's head to front cover. B/w frontis and text illustrations. 252 pages. 7.5 x 5". Spine and corners bumped and worn with small splits to top and tail of spine. Cover edges worn. Evidence of library labels being removed from front endpapers and erasure of an ink stamp to title-page. Endpapers have been replaced and hinges reinforce. Contents are well browned and fingered with some small margin tears. Some hinges cracked. Grubby fingermarks to page margins and some felt-tip pen marks to margins. Dustwrapper is well worn, torn and creased with only slight loss to top of spine. SOLD WITH ALL FAULTS (no returns).

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Front cover

Cover of WILLIAM'S BAD RESOLUTION by Richmal Crompton

Contents

  • I. WILLIAM AND A.R.P.
  • II. WILLIAM'S GOOD-BYE PRESENT
  • III. WILLIAM'S DAY OFF
  • IV. PORTRAIT OF WILLIAM
  • V. WILLIAM THE DOG TRAINER
  • VI. WILLIAM AND THE VANISHING LUCK
  • VII. WILLIAM'S BAD RESOLUTION
  • VIII. WILLIAM AND THE BADMINTON RACKET
  • IX. WILLIAM AND THE BEGGING LETTER