A story in five nights
The Iron Man A story in five nights
Faber and Faber, 1968.
First edition. 8vo. Paper boards illustrated by George Adamson, matching pictorial dustwrapper. Illustrated in black and white by George Adamson. A near fine copy, with a neat previous owner's inscription to front endpaper and the text block with a few small marginal stains, but boards very bright with just slight wear to upper edges at spine, in a very good dustwrapper indeed which has slight wear at corners and spine ends.
This book is based on stories told by Hughes to his children, Nicholas and Frieda, aged six and seven at the time of publication. They, along with their two year old half sister, Shura, became the dedicatees of the book. It was the basis for the animated film "The Iron Giant" (1999).
Stock ID: 46958
