She lives in a cage, inside a Porcelain Pagoda, and is waited on hand and paw. He even has a medal for “Gallantry in the Face of Cats”!īut in the books, Miss Bianca is the pet of the Ambassador’s son. Bernard certainly is part of the Prisoners’ Aid Society at the start of the novel. In the films, Miss Bianca and Bernard both work for the Prisoners’ Aid Society from the get-go. But beyond the Prisoners’ Aid Society, Bernard, and Miss Bianca, there is not much that the books and the films have in common. These animated features were based on Margery Sharp’s books. Disney made two movies featuring the famous Rescuing mice Miss Bianca and Bernard: The Rescuers and The Rescuers Down Under. Now, any of you who are remotely familiar with Disney films will probably recognize the title. Jacket shows faint foxing, most visible on flaps and rear panel minor creasing to rear flap.Hello again, readers! This post is about a book by Miss Margery Sharp called The Rescuers. Spine lightly sunned, with a bit of bowing to boards.
Contemporary gift inscription to front endpaper verso, dated 1959.
Signed by Sharp on the title page, additionally crossing out her printed name. Illustrated by Brook in black and white throughout. Original green cloth with gilt-lettered spine. A beautiful copy of the children's classic, full of sophisticated ironies for adults and strongly worded anti-carceral sentiments for all ages.
Sharp's first introduction to Miss Bianca, delicate mouse aristocrat recruited into direct political action in service of the Mouse Prisoner's Aid Society by her faithful friend Bernard (also a mouse.) No-one deserves to be imprisoned in the Black Castle of Norway, they agree not even a poet. Signed first printing of Sharp's first great mouse adventure - genuinely uncommon signed. Condition: Near fine in near-fine jacket.
0 kommentar(er)
