THE WOMBLES
Written by Elisabeth Beresford
Illustrated by Barry Leith
Published by Ernest Benn
in 1975
ISBN: 0510096824
THE WOMBLES
Written by Elisabeth Beresford.
Illustrated by Barry Leith.
Stock no. 1330477
2nd.
1975.
Hardback.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
A lively, entertaining and humourous book, stuffed with ingenious ideas and endearing characters. Yellow/green cloth, gilt titles to spine. Cute b/w illustrations drawn from Ivor Wood's original film puppets. Originally published in 1968 with drawings by Margaret Gordon, this is the second edition. 189 pages. 8.5 x 5.5". ISBN: 0510096824. Spine and corners bumped. Foxing to textblock. Price-cut wrapper is edge rubbed and has a small mark to front panel where a label has been removed.
Front cover
Contents
- 1 Bungo
- 2 Orinoco and the black umbrella
- 3 The tree that moved
- 4 Tomsk hangs on
- 5 Bungo and the concrete mixer
- 6 Orinoco and the rabbit hole
- 7 The Christmas party and Mr D. Smith
- 8 The snow Womble
- 9 Orinoco and the chocolate cake
- 10 Bungo's great adventure
- 11 Yellowstone Womble
- 12 Great Uncle Bulgaria's day out
- 13 Tobermory's surprise and the Midsummer party