A Bank Manager's Copy of The Terror of St Trinian's by Timothy Shy and Ronald Searle

Those wicked Searle schoolgirls! A copy of The Terror of St. Trinian's (1952) by Timothy Shy and Ronald Searle was dedicated by the illustrator to his bank manager at Christmas in the year of publication. Searle added a full-length drawing of one of his St. Trinian's girls in the act of—what else?—robbing a bank.

The book was offered for sale Thursday at Forum Auctions in London. With a presale estimate of 1,500 to 2,000 GBP, bidding started at 1,000 GBP. Is the British public still taken with Searle's St. Trinian's drawings? You bet.

July 12, 2023

Ronald Searle
Forum Auctions lot 172

https://www.liveauctioneers.com/item/155968406_searle-ronald-timonthy-shy-the-terror-of-st-trinian-s-or-angela-s-prince-charming-original?from=alert&utm_source=SavedAlert&utm_campaign=SearchAlert_20230626_A&utm_medium=email&utm_content=item

November 27, 2023 Update:  The dedication page alone is offered at Chris Beetles in The Illustrators sale for 2023. The price of 6,500 GBP is a 200% markup over the 1700 GBP hammer price plus the 26% buyer's premium.

https://chrisbeetles.com/artwork/36258/bank-robbery

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