Search Results: the far island by pardoe m

Paperback. Very Good.

Edinburgh: Fidra Books,. Paperback. viii + 275pp. Newly reissued children's adventure story with the orginal illustrations by R. M. Turvey reproduced throughout. With a new biographical introduction by a children's bookseller, brief bibliography and author's photograph. Illustrated map. Clean, bright and unread. New, unread copy. New. . Paperback. 2005.

Edinburgh: Fidra Books,. Paperback. viii + 275pp. Newly reissued children's adventure story with the original illustrations by R. M. Turvey reproduced throughout. With a new biographical introduction by a children's bookseller, brief bibliography and author's photograph. Illustrated map. Clean, bright and unread. Very slightly bumped to one corner. Near fine, bright copy. . Paperback. 2005.

Edinburgh: Fidra Books,. Paperback. viii + 275pp. Newly reissued children's adventure story with the orginal illustrations by R. M. Turvey reproduced throughout. With a new biographical introduction by a children's bookseller, brief bibliography and author's photograph. Illustrated map. New, unread copy. New . Paperback. 2005.

Routledge & Kegan Paul, 1949. Hardcover. Good/Acceptable. 1949. Second Impression. 308 pages. Cream dust jacket with black lettering over blue cloth. Illustrated by R. Turvey. B&W illustrations throughout. Clean pages with firm binding. Notable foxing and tanning to endpapers and page edges. Mild wear and bumping to spine, board edges and corners, with sunning to spine and board edges. Unclipped dust jacket. Moderate wear, large tears and chipping to edges and corners. Notable tanning to spine, with foxing and soiling to DJ.

George Routledge & Sons, 1936. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1936. No Edition Stated. 308 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth with black lettering. Illustrated by R. Turvey. Pencil marking to pages on occasion. Notable foxing and tanning to endpapers and page edges. Previous owner's inscription to front endpaper. Some gutter cracking. Mild wear and bumping to spine, board edges and corners, with small splits and crushing to spine ends. Notable tanning to spine, with scuffing and marking to boards.

Routledge & K.Paul, 1949. Second Impression. Hardback. Very Good/Very Good. R.M. Turvey. 308 pages. A very good copy in a very good dust jacket. One slight previous ownership marking in blue pen on the front endpaper.

London: Routledge & Keegan Paul, 1949 Book. Illus. by R M Turvey. Near Fine. Hardcover. 1st Thus. The Far Island 1949 2nd printing, very faint discolouring on boards, but still near-Fine lovely clean copy, in a Fine unclipped d/w, scarce, especially in this condition.

Routledge, 1936. First Edition First Immpression. Hardback. Good. 0x0x0. 1936 1st impression.308 pages illustrated. A Good copy with a neat previous owners name on the endpaper. Lacks a dust jacket

Published by George Routledge & Sons Ltd., 1936. 1st edition.. Hardback. Good. Illustrated by Turvey, R.. Good condition with no wrapper. Green cloth, brown titles and vignettes to spine and front cover. B/w illustrations. The authors first book. Spine and corners bumped and rubbed. A few small marks to covers. Frontis has been coloured in with felt-tip pens. Heavy foxing throughout. Contained in photocopy wrapper.

UK: Routledge and Kegan, 1936. First Edition . Decorative Cloth. Good ++/Near Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. R M Turvey. 1st Edition 1936. A very rare book with it's wrapper. 2nd state boards. M. Pardoe's first book The Far Island introduces readers to Jean and Dick Fraser, adventure-loving and sophisticated children who have been used to spending their holidays at luxurious foreign resorts. They suffer a culture shock when sent to Mora Island in Orkney by their great-grandmother, but gradually adjust to the new circumstances, and end up discovering the secret of the island. These characters reappear in the Bunkle series of books for which the author is best known. Book is good++ and bright. Spine quite age toned. Contents good. The wrapper is near very good and quite bright. Edges rubbed and nicked. A few small closed tears and small loss to edges. Price clipped and re-priced. More digital images can be taken upon request.Ref16159