The Tinker's Wig 1 titles- published
between 1940 and 1980
The
Tinker's Wig is the 'one-and-only' title belonging
to Ladybird series 478.
Written byJ
Saunders and illustrated by F Matania,
this book was somewhat of an oddity - not only was it twice
the size of a standard Ladybird book but it also broke Ladybird's
printing style by printing text on both sides of the pages
and the use of less pictures. It also had 93 pages rather
than the usual 52 pages.
The artwork in the book lends itself more to the 1920s than
to the late 1940s. It is possible that this book was commissioned
by Wills & Hepworth much earlier (1920s) and laid aside
only to be printed as a new Ladybird series.
Books in series 478 1 title published between 1940 and 1980 -
The following enty describes the first edition.
