Julian Roberts Fine Books

The Castafiore Emerald.

HERGE [EMI, Georges Prosper].

Methuen, 1963.

First edition, first printing. 8vo. Publishers pictorial boards. A very good+ copy with clean boards. Light wear to extremities. No chipping & no splitting to boards. Internally clean. Neat owner inscription to titlepage. No loose or missing leaves. None of the usual fading to red spine. An attractive copy.

Tintin and Captain Haddock happen across a commune of gypsies and they invite them home at the same time as Bianca Castafiore the famous opera singer decides to visit. Its all mayhem at Marlinspike Hall and then a famous emerald goes missing!

Item #101802

Price: £60.00