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[004708] Wragg, Arthur. I Was a Prisoner – Original Artwork for the Dust-Jacket. ill. Wragg, Arthur. No Place: No Publisher. First Edition. Folio. Unbound. Original Art. Good+. Four pieces of artwork for the dust jacket for I Was a Prisoner by William Holt, n.d. but c.1935

The main item is the upper panel of the DJ on card, approximately 270mm x 320mm in size, with the back strip on thin card approximately 30mm x 345mm in size, and two overlays for the upper panel on thin card, a title overlay approximately 130mm x 110mm in size, and an illustrator overlay, approximately 90mm square

The margins of the first named are lightly soiled, but all are generally fairly bright

The publishers went for the original design on thick card, with neither the alternate colour title overlay, or the illustrator overlay being used on the final design. The book was published by John Miles in 1935