BRIGGS, Raymond (1934-2022). The Snowman, London: Hamish Hamilton, 1978, small folio (300 x 210mm), coloured illustrations by Raymond Briggs, original coloured pictorial paper boards (head and foot of spine lightly bumped). FIRST EDITION.

BRIGGS, Raymond (1934-2022, illustrator).  The Snowman. London: Hamish Hamilton, 1978. Small folio (300 x 210mm). Coloured illustrations by Raymond Briggs. Original coloured pictorial paper boards lettered in black (head and foot of spine lightly bumped). The book was issued without a dust-jacket. A FINE COPY OF THE FIRST EDITION of what has since become a modern children's classic, told without text entirely through Brigg's charming, and ultimately poignant, illustrations. It was further popularised by the animated film which has been a regular staple of Christmas television viewing since it was first broadcast in 1982.