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[004701] Wragg, Arthur. It Can’t Happen Here…? ill. Wragg, Arthur. No Place: No Publisher, First Edition. Elephant Folio. Unbound. Original Art. Signed By Artist. Good. Original ink and watercolour artwork, n.d. but probably late 1930’s, approximately 260mm x 335mm in size, mounted on folded card, approximately 320mm x 510mm in size

Five small worm holes to upper portion, three to top margin, two to image, but without any great loss, very light soiling to margins. Title and signature in pencil to foot of illustration

A striking image, showing the lady of justice with one eye bandaged, and holding a union flag subverted by a swastika, with the scales of justice being tilted down with a quote by the then Under-Secretary for Home Affairs (possibly Osbert Peake) stating “In actual fact the police draw attention to certain acts probably arising from the man’s political opinions”