Charles Kingsley

Verlag: Westward Ho!, 1947

Beschreibung

This is a vintage copy of "Westward Ho!" by Charles Kingsley with dust jacket (not shown). 1947; Charles Scribner's Sons; New York. The book features beautiful color illustrations by N.C. Wyeth, as well as illustrated end papers. From the dust jacket: "The book ,in this edition so ably and dramatically illustrated by N.C. Wyeth, weaves its romantic story around names that are familiar to us - the islands and cities of our 'American Mediterranean,' the Caribbean Sea. The palm trees, coral reefs and dancing fireflies of the Barbados, the jungles and fabled cities of the Orinoco, Carthagena with the gold galleons, all appear in its pages. Romance, the golden tropic sea, the golden Spanish Main' and for good measure the battle with the Spanish Armada - everything is here to please those who enjoy a good adventure story." Condition: Clean front cover and spine; there is a very light stain at the top-right corner of the back cover; sharp corners. The inside of the book nearly appears unread - clean, white pages with no writing, stains, tears or foxing. Tight binding with no cracks and no loose pages. The dust jacket is clipped at the corners of the front flap; tears at the top and bottom edges of the spine and at the center of the crease between the front cover and flap; the front cover has a surface tears at the top-right corner. Overall the book is in very good condition. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers ABE-1568909072932

Bibliografische Details

Titel: Charles Kingsley

Verlag: Westward Ho!

Erscheinungsdatum: 1947

Einband: Hardcover

Zustand: Very Good

Auflage: Illustrated Edition