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The Good Citizen's Alphabet.

Drawings by Franciszka Themerson.

Stock Code 113702

London, Gaberbocchus Press Limited, 1953

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Signed limited edition. A superb copy of the scarce limited edition of Russell's witty guide to the alphabet for 'immature minds', one of only 100 copies printed on handmade paper and signed by the author.

L is for 'Liberty — The right to obey the police', B for 'Bolshevik — Anyone whose opinions I disagree with'. The work was originally given as a Christmas present to his friends Stefan and Franciszka Themerson of Gaberbocchus Press fame. They published it the following year as The Good Citizen's Alphabet, illustrated with Franciszka's original drawings.

First edition, limited issue, number 55 of 100 copies on hand made paper signed by the author; 4to (22 x 17.5 cm); signed by the author in pen to dedication page, small stains to f.[8] recto, minor pencil annotation to f.[20] recto; publisher's pale blue cloth boards, head and foot edges slightly faded, lettered in gilt to spine, yellow endpapers, illustrated dustjacket lettered in black, slight spotting to lower spine, extremities slightly rubbed.

Blackwell/Ruja A95.1a.
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The Good Citizen's Alphabet.

RUSSELL, Bertrand.

Stock code: 113702

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