Book Description

FIRST EDITION. 8vo, inc. Einzig’s b/w illustrated chapter vignettes. Original green cloth, spine lettered in silver. Bump to head of spine, pushing to tail, gentle wear to extremities, minor curve to upper board. Faint scatters of spots to front and rear, musty, else, clean and bright. In the famous Susan Einzig-designed illustrated dust jacket: spine sunned, spine ends frayed, some rubbing, creasing and nicking.
Dealer Notes
A pleasing first edition copy of Philippa Pearce’s prize-winning, time-shifting classic children’s novel, featuring a nice example of Susan Einzig’s wonderful nocturnal cover art.
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Author PEARCE, A. Philippa; EINZIG, Susan (illustrator).
Date 1958
Binding Cloth
Publisher London: Oxford University Press
Condition Good+/ good+

Price: £325.00

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